I know we focus on the trans issue here, which makes sense, given that one actually has biological consequences, and it’s certainly… Concerning, especially with the explosion of teenage girls deciding they are “trans” or “non-binary” or “queer”, but…
The drag thing, man… Even beyond the “drag queen story time” shit, they’re everywhere…
It’s not even online, it’s fucking ubiquitous in Australian metros. Ads, billboards, “drag queen bingo” at pubs, bars and every casino in the country; every public library (in cities) has to have “story time”…
I just don’t get this. It’s the most obnoxious, in-your-face “LGBTQ” thing I have ever seen, even beyond gay marriage.
I know this varies by country, but my impression is that the UK, US and Canada are pretty damn similar in this respect.
Conspiracy theories aside, this just seems like a very strange thing to me. Even as a “cultural signifier”, it’s still just bizarre, lol…
I know a few. They all fit your brackets description there to a tee, yes.
Or like, "wannabe" middle class. Say, someone who grew up in New Jersey but spends all of their spare time hanging out in Upper Manhattan (but the Australian equivalent of this). Which seems somehow worse. I know a few like that, too. Mostly women. And yeah, they "like" shit like Drag Race...
I don't think I know any straight men who would admit to it, though. What they do in their "me time", sure, I don't know, but I've literally never met a straight man who would say "Oh yeah, I go to drag shows without my girlfriend"...
So there's that, I guess.