[EdnaMode]

It's child abuse.

[antidemoncrat]

“A 2017 Gallup poll concluded that 4.5% of adult Americans identified as LGBT with 5.1% of women identifying as LGBT, compared with 3.9% of men.[1] A different survey in 2016, from the Williams Institute, estimated that 0.6% of U.S. adults identify as transgender.”

Since when did 5% of the population steer this ship?

[marktwain]

It's child abuse.

Yes. Sexualizing pre-adolescent children is child abuse.

It was common in pagan Rome.

[SauronOfMordor]

If parents of a pre-adolescent girl had her doing burlesque in a bar in front of a crowd of leering men, does anyone here think Child Protection would be ok with that?

[IronJack]

How do you propose you explain to a child that yes, that's a man and no, those protrusions on his chest aren't the same as the protrusions on Mommy's. And yes, his skirt does seem to have unnatural bulges, but the truth is, those are perfectly natural bulges for a man. Even a man dressed up like a woman.

You see, putting on the clothes of the other sex isn't the same as BEING a member of the other sex. This is just make-believe, although why a man would want to make believe he's a woman is beyond me.

But darling, none of that is important. What's important is that you are a [fill in biological sex here] and I expect you to dress like you're a [fill in biological sex here]. This man is not a role model. He's what we adults call a pervert. You shouldn't be like a pervert because they are sick, even dangerous people.

[Stravinsky]

There is an element of sexual humor to basically all drag shows. The performers will often have names based on anatomy or sex acts. The comedy will be vulgar. It’s for adults only.

Kids should be kids. If it’s all about volunteering, the “Miss Cooter” persona can be left at the bar and the real Mr. Smith can read The Velveteen Rabbit.

[miss marmelstein]

This is a very weird article which shows even the Federalist has lost its mind. It’s ok for a little boy to dress up and “feel pretty”? No, it is not.