DeTesting DeSantis, DeFending Drag, DeRiding Donation DeMands

<p>Living in the navy-bluest part of a blue state within the Washington, DC Beltway provides a warm, soapy bubble of liberal like-mindedness.</p> <p>Separate incidents of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/police-break-up-protest-at-drag-queen-story-hour-in-silver-spring/3282999/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">violence</a>&nbsp;and a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/bomb-threat-sent-to-takoma-park-restaurant-and-bar-canceling-drag-brunch-event/3490459/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">bomb threat</a>&nbsp;recently punctured this seemingly impenetrable liberal bubble. These recent events underscore the lack of immunity to hate, even in a zero-tolerance community like mine.</p> <p>As a counterweight to Florida&rsquo;s &ldquo;war on woke,&rdquo; it&rsquo;s hard to go out for a drink or a meal around here without encountering a drag show, drag bingo, or drag trivia. It&rsquo;s enough to make the MAGAs choke on their Bud Lites.</p> <p>Like a good liberal, I support drag queens and everyone on the LGTBQ+ spectrum.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/contemplate/detesting-desantis-defending-drag-deriding-donation-demands-f4e74996b3d7"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>