Qommittee
10,000 signatures reached
To: Governors, State Legislators and Local Officials
Stop Attacks on Pride, LGBTQ+ People, and Drag: Protect Free Expression Nationwide!
In states and cities across America, the LGBTQ+ community, Pride celebrations and drag performers are facing threats, bans, harassments and censorship. These attacks are designed to silence LGBTQ+ voices and erase trans and gender-nonconforming people from public life.
When governments can ban one form of art, no creative expression is safe.
We call on all elected officials to:
- Reject restrictions on pride and drag events and ensure equal access to public venues
- Reject legislation that singles out drag performances for restriction
- Stop targeting LGBTQ+ people through discriminatory laws
- Hold accountable those who threaten drag performers and venues
- Focus on real issues instead of manufactured culture wars
Why is this important?
Pride and drag are protected speech. For many communities, Pride is the only time LGBTQ+ people can gather openly. These attacks aim to erase us entirely. Yet politicians keep pushing these discriminatory laws while our communities face escalating attacks.
The violence and censorship are real:
The violence and censorship are real:
- Bomb threats shutting down Pride events and drag shows
- Harassment campaigns targeting organizers and drag performers
- Threats of gun violence, armed protests and more
- Cities are using vague language and ordinance to push LGBTQ+ events out of public spaces.
- States are banning LGBTQ+ performance and restricting trans rights.
But we're fighting back. Stand with drag artists and Pride organizers nationwide. Sign now to protect free expression for all.
This petition is co-led by drag performers from places with active efforts to censor free speech but refuse to be silenced, including:
This petition is co-led by drag performers from places with active efforts to censor free speech but refuse to be silenced, including:
- Idaho:
- Miss Cali Je (Pocatello)
- Buster Hyman (Pocatello)
- North Carolina:
- Naomi Dix (Durham)
- Stormie Daie (Durham)
- Flamy Grant (Asheville)
- Ohio:
- Veranda L'ni (Cleveland)
- Dean Heartthrob (Cleveland)
- Betty Aboddum (Cleveland)
- Empress Dupree (Cleveland)
- Jace Blaze (Cleveland)
- Maelstrom West (Columbus)
- Oklahoma
- Skaði Jötunn (Norman)
- Feral Rose Fawcett (Norman)
- Ariel Monroe (Lawton)
- Lucki P Brooks Royal (El Reno)
- Storytime with May Lynn (Tecumseh)
- Tennessee:
- Sairen Strange (Memphis)
- Texas:
- Maxine LaQueene (Austin)
- Isis Paris York (Corpus Christi)
- Utah
- Mitski Avalox (St. George)
- Tara Lipsyncki (Provo)