Tag: Drag Performances

LA Dodgers Flip-Flop on Including Nun-Mocking Drag Group in Pride Night Festivities

May 30, 2023
CaliforniaDrag PerformancesEducation & Family NewsLGBT ActivistsMajor League Baseball MLBRegional & State NewsSocial IssuesState NewsUSUS FeaturesUS News
0 Comment

Despite outrage by some fans, the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has reaffirmed an invitation to the drag ensemble Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to perform at its Pride Night game on June 16. The Dodgers announced the drag group’s appearance, then canceled the appearance after public pressure. The MLB team now has canceled the cancelation…

Read More

Senate Republicans Question Navy for Platforming Drag Performer in Recruiting Program

May 4, 2023
Drag PerformancesPoliticsRepublicansSenate RepublicansU.S. NavyUSUS News
0 Comment

A group of 14 Republican senators has questions for the U.S. Navy after the military branch brought on a drag-performing sailor for its pilot “digital ambassador” program in hopes of boosting recruiting. This week, the Navy confirmed that it had invited Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, the drag performer who goes by the stage name…

Read More

Navy Used Drag Performer in ‘Digital Ambassador’ Recruiting Program

May 3, 2023
Drag PerformancesPolicies & ImpactsU.S. NavyUSwoke military
0 Comment

The U.S. Navy hired a drag performer as part of a now-concluded pilot program designed to boost service recruiting. Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, the drag performer who goes by the stage name “Harpy Daniels,” claimed in a November 2022 Instagram post that the service had invited him to become a “digital ambassador.” In an…

Read More