The recent trend of inviting drag queens into schools for events like “Drag Queen Storytime” has left many parents deeply concerned. While proponents claim these events promote inclusivity, the reality is that drag performances, rooted in adult entertainment, are fundamentally inappropriate for young children. Bringing drag queens into schools, especially elementary schools, introduces children to mature themes that are far beyond their level of understanding and invites ideological influence into what should be a safe, neutral educational environment.
Drag Queen Storytime: An Inappropriate and Confusing Experience for Children
Drag culture emerged within adult spaces, centering on themes of sexuality, gender expression, and societal critique, all of which are adult-oriented topics. Drag queens, through exaggerated costumes, often overt personas, and performances, challenge conventional norms in ways that children are simply not equipped to understand. As parents across North America and beyond have pointed out, exposing young, impressionable minds to such confusing and mature subject matter is not only inappropriate but irresponsible.
Some drag queens have even attended these events dressed in unsettling, demon-like costumes. This is not “inclusive” entertainment; it is a blatant crossing of boundaries that should be respected in any educational setting.
Social Deconstructionism: Targeting Children to Push an Agenda
These events represent more than a simple storytelling hour, they are part of a broader social deconstructionist agenda, seeking to normalize and indoctrinate young children into complex issues of identity and sexuality. Rather than educating children in core subjects, schools are increasingly introducing divisive and ideologically charged material under the guise of inclusivity. As the transcript points out, the aim is to use children, some as young as five years old, to achieve a social agenda. At this age, children are beginning to develop a basic understanding of the world; introducing confusing concepts related to gender fluidity and mature themes creates unnecessary confusion.
Parents are rightfully pushing back, questioning why their children’s classrooms are being used to promote ideologies that they may not agree with and that children certainly cannot process. Schools should be a place for academic learning, not a platform for pushing societal change agendas.
Undermining Parental Rights
The transcript further highlights a troubling issue: in some regions, parental rights are increasingly sidelined in favor of advancing children’s exposure to ideologically driven content. In Canada, for instance, the rights of parents to make decisions about their children’s education are sometimes limited, with children’s rights allegedly being prioritized. But these so-called “children’s rights” are being interpreted in a way that exposes children to inappropriate material while minimizing the input of parents.
Many parents feel that by allowing drag queens into their children’s schools, their role as primary guides in their children’s moral and social development is being ignored. Schools are publicly funded institutions, and parents deserve a say in the type of material their children are exposed to. The decision to introduce controversial subjects should rest with parents, not with school administrators or outside performers with an agenda.
Schools Should Promote Age-Appropriate Learning, Not Adult Themes
Introducing drag queens to elementary-aged children does not belong in a school setting. Schools have a responsibility to provide an education that is age-appropriate and that aligns with the developmental needs of their students. Parents send their children to school with the expectation that they will be educated in reading, math, science, and other foundational subjects. Programs like Drag Queen Storytime, however, serve as a distraction from these core educational goals.
This is not an argument against diversity, but rather a call for common sense in determining what is appropriate for young children. Many parents rightly believe that exposing children to topics that relate to sexuality, gender fluidity, and adult expressions is inappropriate and potentially harmful.
Transparency and Parental Consent Are Essential
One of the biggest frustrations parents face with these events is the lack of transparency. Often, Drag Queen Storytime events are planned and executed without fully informing parents or allowing them to opt out. If schools are going to consider content that may be sensitive or controversial, parents deserve the opportunity to be informed and to have a say. This lack of communication is disrespectful to parents and dismissive of their legitimate concerns about what is best for their children.
Schools must adopt a transparent approach in their programming and respect parental authority in deciding what aligns with their values. If parents feel that such events are inappropriate, they should be respected, and their children should be given the option to opt out.
Protecting Childhood: Why Drag Queens Don’t Belong in Schools
Ultimately, Drag Queen Storytime is an inappropriate initiative that should have no place in a school environment. There is no need to expose children to adult performers or mature topics that they cannot yet comprehend. Schools are meant to be safe, neutral spaces that prioritize the intellectual and moral development of students in a way that respects family values and parental rights.
By allowing drag queens into elementary schools, we are failing to uphold our responsibility to protect children from undue influence and age-inappropriate material. Let’s keep schools focused on what matters: providing a strong foundation in academics, developing social skills in a way that respects the innocence of childhood, and supporting parents in their role as primary educators and protectors of their children’s values and well-being.
I absolutely agree, children and young teenagers are groomed enough and abused as is already. NOt saying that Drag queens abuse children but the inherent choice to be a drag queen comes from some pretty dark undertones and is provoking needless anxiety into the topic. I had an argument with a trans person who compared drag shows to be nothing more than a simple clown show and I have to disagree. The culture around drag and what it stands for is inherently different. I grew up in a hippy cult and they groomed children for sexual abuse. I saw children as young as six being coerced into sexual relations with adult men, wearing makeup etc. I also am a victim of child sexual abuse and an activist against statutes of limitations for crimes against children. (www.philipseibel.com) The problem with grooming is that it takes place under the blanket of “normalizing” adult content with children. First its a little make up here and there, then its inappropriate touching and at some point the child is coerced to believe that they WANT the sexual contact with the adult and that they GET TO have it because they are so DEVELOPED AND MATURE. I’m not saying all drag queens are perverts but it is definitely in the category of normalizing adult behaviour to children that they should not be exposed to before puberty. I myself am bi and I used to do fashion shows and also sometimes dress very feminine, make up, high heels ets, but I would have NEVER done that in a school. In fact in one fashion show, parents had brought their very young children with them and I called security becausae I felt it was VERY Inappropriate. No one was nude or anything, but it was an ADULT EVENT and children had no business there. You can interview me anytime you like. I’ve been on many television and youtube shows as well as newspaper articles