{"id":461360,"date":"2022-06-11T22:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/over-200k-being-spent-on-drag-queen-shows-at-nyc-schools\/"},"modified":"2022-06-11T22:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T19:33:00","slug":"over-200k-being-spent-on-drag-queen-shows-at-nyc-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/over-200k-being-spent-on-drag-queen-shows-at-nyc-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"#Over $200K being spent on drag queen shows at NYC schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf702c019c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf702c019c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/over-200k-being-spent-on-drag-queen-shows-at-nyc-schools\/#%E2%80%9COver_200K_being_spent_on_drag_queen_shows_at_NYC_schools%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Over $200K being spent on drag queen shows at NYC schools&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COver_200K_being_spent_on_drag_queen_shows_at_NYC_schools%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Over $200K being spent on drag queen shows at NYC schools&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New York is showering taxpayer funds on a group that sends drag queens into city schools \u2014 often without parental knowledge or consent \u2014 even as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/texas-legislator-bill-children-drag-shows\">parents in other states protest<\/a> increasingly aggressive efforts to expose kids to gender-bending performers.<\/p>\n<p>Last month alone, Drag Story Hour NYC \u2014 a nonprofit whose outrageously cross-dressed performers interact with kids as young as 3 \u2014 earned $46,000 from city contracts for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances at public schools, street festivals, and libraries, city records show. <\/p>\n<p>Since January, the group has organized 49 drag programs in 34 public elementary, middle, and high schools, it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dshnyc.org\/\">boasted on its website<\/a>, with appearances in all five boroughs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe this. I am shocked,\u201d said public school mom and state Assembly candidate Helen Qiu, whose 11-year-old son attends a Manhattan middle school. \u201cI would be furious if he was exposed without my consent. This is not part of the curriculum.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Since 2018, the group \u2014 previously known as Drag Queen Story Hour NYC, before changing its name early this year \u2014 has received a total of $207,000 in taxpayer cash.<\/p>\n<p>The tally includes $50,000 from New York State through its Council on the Arts, along with $157,000 from the city\u2019s Departments of Education, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Community Development, and even the Department of Transportation, city data shows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Drag queen Harmonica Sunbeam reads books to elementary students at the STAR Academy in Manhattan.\" class=\"wp-image-22623671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Drag Story Hour NYC has reportedly racked up $46,000 from city contracts this past May.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am considering pulling funding to any school in my district that is implementing Drag Queen Story Hour,\u201d said City Council member Vickie Paladino (R-Queens). \u201cWe are taking hundreds of thousands of dollars out of the pockets of hardworking New York taxpayers \u2026 to fund a program teaching little children about their gender fluidity? Not. On. My. Watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most of the money was allocated by city council members from their discretionary budgets, who set aside $80,000 for the group in the current fiscal year \u2014 more than <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ling the $25,000 earmarked in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Drag queen story hours for children have been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/blog\/2019\/06\/17\/drag-queen-storytime-video-children-and-parents\">featured at public library branches<\/a> throughout the city since 2017, with upcoming events scheduled at Manhattan\u2019s Epiphany Library and the Woodside Public Library in Queens, among others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Drag queen Harmonica Sunbeam reads books to elementary students at the STAR Academy in Manhattan.\" class=\"wp-image-22623670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Drag queen Harmonica Sunbeam reads books to elementary students at the STAR Academy in Manhattan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cross-dressed performers typically read aloud <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dshnyc.org\/book-list\">from a list of books<\/a> that teach acceptance and inclusion, including children\u2019s classics like \u201cWhere the Wild Things Are\u201d and \u201cThe Rainbow Fish\u201d \u2014 and some that overtly celebrate gender fluidity, like \u201cThe Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the expansion into city schools has brought new features to the program, its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dragstoryhournyc\/\">social media posts reveal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In April, the elaborately coiffed Harmonica Sunbeam wore a slinky gown to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcV7QqHO82y\/\">meet with kindergarteners<\/a> at STAR Academy in Manhattan and color pages from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dshnyc.org\/dragtivitybook\">\u201cThe Dragtivity Book,\u201d <\/a>which encourages kids to choose their pronouns and invent drag names.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Drag queen Harmonica Sunbeam reads books to elementary students at the STAR Academy in Manhattan.\" class=\"wp-image-22623672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dragstory-hour-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Drag queen Harmonica Sunbeam allegedly taught a book encouraging children to choose pronouns.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bella Noche <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cda6tAFu_vw\/\">wore a scanty mermaid-like bra getup<\/a> to travel with 2nd graders from Manhattan\u2019s PS 34 on a May field trip, and Flame taught middle schoolers \u201cof all genders\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CdOg67ju8uK\/\">how to apply drag eye makeup<\/a> at MS 88 in Park Slope.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the school-related posts disappeared from the Internet Friday, less than an hour after The Post called Drag Story Hour NYC for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In one deleted photo, a performer known as Professor Lionel Longlegs wore a t-shirt emblazoned with the message \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Look or Be Cis\u201d before an audience of primary-grade kids in the library of PS 191 on the Upper West Side.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/drag-story-hour-thomas-middle-school.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Drag queen Yuhua Hamasaki shows students how to put on makeup at Tompkins Middle School.\" class=\"wp-image-22623669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/drag-story-hour-thomas-middle-school.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/drag-story-hour-thomas-middle-school.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/drag-story-hour-thomas-middle-school.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Drag queen Yuhua Hamasaki shows students how to put on makeup at Tompkins Middle School.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some city parents welcomed the idea of drag-queen visits to school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad to see all types of people included in what students are exposed to and learn in class,\u201d said Kristen Williams, 40, whose 11-year-old daughter attends an East Village middle school.<\/p>\n<p>But Storm Neverson, 26, had reservations about her 9- and 6-year-old girls\u2019 exposure to the program at STAR Academy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they were in junior high school or middle school, I would be okay with that because I feel like they would have a little bit more understanding,\u201d Neverson said. \u201cAt this time, the kids were just a little too young.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/drag-story-hour-ps34.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Drag queen Bella Noche reads a book to a second grade class from Manhattan\u2019s PS 34 during a school trip.\" class=\"wp-image-22623668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/drag-story-hour-ps34.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/drag-story-hour-ps34.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/drag-story-hour-ps34.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Drag queen Bella Noche reads a book to a second grade class from Manhattan\u2019s PS 34 during a school trip.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>STAR Academy parents were told of the in-school drag session ahead of time, Neverson said \u2014 but could not opt their kids out of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was mostly just like a heads up, you know, like, \u2019Hey, this event is coming up. We\u2019re gonna have these people come in.\u2019 And that was that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>But at other schools, parents had no idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t get any notice,\u201d complained Reese Harrington, a parent at PS 191. \u201cMy daughter actually came home and told me that a drag queen came to the school \u2026 I feel like it would have been better for that conversation to happen at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Last week, angry Texas parents protested outside a \u201cDrag the Kids to Pride\u201d event \u2014 billed as \u201ca family friendly drag show\u201d \u2014 at a North Dallas gay bar called Mister Misster, where children <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AppTexas\/status\/1533811682446802945\">tipped drag queens with dollar bills<\/a> as they shimmied and sashayed.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLibs of TikTok\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account was banned Thursday for posting a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of tweets spotlighting additional drag shows for kids.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Elana Fishbein, founder and president of the conservative group No Left Turn in Education, slammed the city\u2019s in-school drag appearances as \u201ca flagrant disregard for the real needs of the students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExposing children to drag queens in school is none other than an abuse of authority for the purpose of sexualizing children,\u201d Fishbein said.<\/p>\n<p>The DOE did not respond specifically to questions about parental notification, and refused to say whether the drag queens must pass background checks \u2014 but defended the program as \u201clife saving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, 50 transgender or gender-nonconforming people were killed in the United States due to their identity,\u201d spokeswoman Suzan Sumer said. \u201cWe believe our schools play a critical role in helping young people learn about and respect people who may be different from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Maddie Panzer<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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