Posted on 03/26/2023 7:33:01 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
A bakery will permanently close its doors after experiencing months of vicious harassment for hosting a drag show.
Uprising bakery & café is located in a Chicago suburb called Lake in the Hills and owned by Corinna Sac, who opened the bakery in 2021 as an inclusive space for all. A press release announcing the closing details Sac’s desire for the bakery to be a space where LGBTQ+ couples could come for wedding cakes.
“Her dream of an inclusive bakery has since become a nightmare no businessperson could have anticipated,” the release states.
“Closing our doors is the direct result of the horrific attacks, endless harassment, and unrelenting negative misinformation about our establishment in the last eight months,” Sac, who is bisexual, said in a statement. “From an award-winning bakery that donates to local organizations and supports diversity and inclusion, we have been rebranded by misinformation as ‘gay only’ and ‘pedophiles.'”
She added that the relentless protestors have caused local customers to be afraid to visit the bakery out of fear of harassment......
Fueled by anti-LGBTQ+ misinformation on social media, over the past year, drag queen story hours and other family friendly LGBTQ+ events featuring drag performers have become a target for far-right groups like the Proud Boys as well Republican politicians. Earlier this month, Tennessee became the first state to pass a law intended to ban drag performances in public spaces. Similar legislation has been introduced in state houses across the country.
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No they know how Christians feel when they are forced to close their doors.
If only she'd open it as a place to get scrumptious baked goods without the accompanying political baggage.
The number of LBJQXYZ+ marriages is miniscule considering the partner swapping in that community. Very small market.
There are neighborhoods in Chicago with large LGBT populations. Lake in the Hills does not seem to be one of them. LGBT stores can be successful in certain neighborhoods.
https://www.rent.com/blog/best-chicago-neighborhoods-for-lgbt/
Posts like #24 are why I wish FR had an emoji list.
Well said- that is Exactly what transpired- they do want the fight- so they can holler and scream about oppression and transphobia- so they can play the idiotic victim card-
[[What exactly is a family friendly drag event?]]
It is a time where families go to watch souped up cars race each other- lotsa fun
You're right... it's NOT the drag shows (they've had those for decades) it's the drama and pain they can inflict on the rest of us.
Hooray! One more destroyed leftist company.
LGBTQPEDO!!!
Yah. Pedos should lose at everything, every time, every opportunity.
Drag shows are one thing. Having kids there means the parents are pervs and basically putting their kids there as some kind of auction. Videos will be taken and the most vulnerable identified.
In other words, it could not make money, so it is blaming normal people.
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