{"id":143260,"date":"2023-06-23T12:13:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T16:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=143260"},"modified":"2023-06-23T12:13:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T16:13:41","slug":"military-base-at-center-of-drag-contraversy-hosted-pride-reading-event-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=143260","title":{"rendered":"Military base at center of drag contraversy hosted pride reading event for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pride<\/a><\/p>\n

A U.S. Air Force base, Ramstein Air Base in Germany, was the subject of a pending drag event that ultimately had to be cancelled. However, this did not stop the base from carrying a pride related event in the name of inclusion. Volunteers read books to children in a room that contained rainbow themed decour. Many have pointed to events like this as a contributing factor to the recruiting challenges. However, Christine Wormuth claimed that the military was not “woke,” and that those who argued that it is woke contribute to this crises.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The event comes a year after the same base found itself at the center of controversy over its planned “Drag Queen Storytime” event that was slated to take place last May but was canceled after receiving backlash from service members and parents, according to Military.com<\/p>\n

“We’re celebrating Pride Month at the Ramstein Library with Drag Queen Storytime,” read a promotion for the event on the base Facebook page that was later deleted. “Be sure to wear your brightest and most colorful outfits!”<\/p>\n

Another drag show event slated to take place at a Ramstein Air Base bar earlier this month was also canceled amid new guidance from the Defense Department that prohibited drag shows on military bases, according to a Military.com report.<\/p>\n

The directive to ban the drag shows on military installations this month came from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in response to multiple lawmakers voicing concerns over a number of shows that were planned on bases both inside and outside the continental United States.<\/p>\n

The apparent spread of such events was at the center of questioning Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley faced from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during a March House Armed Services Committee hearing, with the two military leaders appearing surprised such shows were happening.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News has additional details<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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