Drag queen performance celebrating Democratic resolution on Oregon House floor draws backlash: ‘Political theater’
A surprise drag performance sashayed into the Oregon House of Representatives Wednesday morning — with state lawmakers decrying the charade as pure “political theater.”
The bizarre act erupted on the chamber floor to celebrate Black Drag Queens, according to Rep. Dwayne Yunker, who blasted the stunt on social media.
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“I’m not sure the Founding Fathers envisioned taxpayer-funded legislative chambers being turned into platforms for political theater,” the Republican posted on X, with a video of the elaborate performance in which the drag queens appeared to lip-sync to Aretha Franklin’s “A Deeper Love.”
“The House floor is meant for serious debate, lawmaking, and serving all Oregonians not partisan spectacles designed to push cultural agendas. If this feels more like a performance than governance, you’re not alone.”
The drag queens were on hand “in honor of a Democratic House resolution recognizing Black drag queens in Oregon,” Yunker tweeted Tuesday.
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