The Defense Department’s recent cancellation of drag shows on military bases hasn’t proved popular with people on either side of the issue.
June 9, 2023, 12:23 PM UTC
. They want to know why Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has gotten personally involved in cancelling shows, and they warn that any policy that seems discriminatory could hurt already anemic recruiting.that last week, Austin told base leadership at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to either cancel or move a drag show planned for June 1, the first day of Pride Month, arguing that the Pentagon won’t host drag events at U.S.
A spokesperson for GLAAD, a nonprofit group that advocates for LGBTQ rights, asked why the drag events had been “singled out for rejection, given that no federal dollars are being used.” The Pentagon press secretary, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, said Austin had canceled drag events after he became aware of them at a congressional hearing. At a House Armed Services Committee hearing March 29, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questioned Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about drag queen story hours on bases around the world.
After NBC News reported that the Pentagon directed Nellis base leadership to cancel or move the drag show, Daines wrote another letter Tuesday asking for clarification of the Pentagon’s policy, saying canceling the show because of Pentagon policy contradicts the letter from Wagner.
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