Posted on 08/21/2011 8:59:44 PM PDT by Stoat
By JOHN COLES
Redvers Stokes slips on his mum's bra, a tight pink dress, blonde wig and towering heels to become "Naughty Nora". He clinched the title against tough competition from local men by belting out camp versions of Michael Jackson's Thriller and Dolly Parton hits. The tiny Cornish village of Sticker, near St Austell, started its drag queen contest two years ago - because not enough girls among the population of around 1,000 were competing to be carnival queen. A SCHOOLBOY aged 12 has been crowned the DRAG QUEEN of his village - and his parents are delighted.
Redvers, who is also a keen showjumper, began wearing his mother's clothes when he was small. Now he attends village events in full drag costume and make-up.
He said: "I don't think there's anything wrong with it, I think it's really funny. And my friends think it's really cool. I've always been open to new things. I might like dressing up in women's clothes but I still like girls. It's just a little hobby of mine."
"His Naughty Nora routine is very convincing. I've never been concerned. Redvers just loves being the centre of attention. He has no plans to make it a career." I DON'T think there is anything wrong with starting that young - it's absolutely fine. I started when I was 13 or 14, so there's no problem with 12 as far as I'm concerned. My parents weren't happy, but they've come round and now I'm doing well for myself. The fact that Redvers's family is supporting him is brilliant. I think people are becoming more understanding about these things now. If I could give him any advice it would be to keep his head up. He might get some bad reactions, but he should stay strong.
His mum Georgia, 43, who runs a riding centre with husband Matthew, said: "I couldn't be more proud. ARE PARENTS RIGHT?
YES
Says Drag Queen BARBARA BUSH
NO
Says Sun Agony Aunt DEIDRE SANDERS
REDVERS has a real extrovert talent, which his family, friends and village appreciate.
But in his parents' shoes, I would have been wary of letting a 12-year-old publicly label himself as a drag queen. He's about to head into the turbulent teenage years, where sadly, difference is an excuse for bullying. His parents will need to be on the alert for signs that his crossdressing is bringing him grief, not fun. Family Lives have an online forum for parents of teenagers - www.familylives.org.uk
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Redvers story comes as an increasing number of parents decide to support their childs experiments outside gender norms. When progressive Seattle mum Cheryl Kilodavis discovered her 4-year-old son liked to wear pretty girls costumes, she was fine with it and even wrote a cute book about Her Princess Boy.
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Homosexual Agenda ping request
Let me guess....the girls didn't want to compete in the contest for Carnival Queen because the miltant Leftist feminists have been telling them for decades that it's "degrading" to women.
So now they get this.
I frequently tell my kids that when peoples’ lives are not guided by the Holy Spirit, you get this crazy stuff.
What happened to dads?
He’ll grow up to be Prime Minister. Thanks Stoat.
And you're absolutely right.
Hopefully the National Health Service provides free counseling...he’s gonna need a lot of it.
BINGO - Kick God out of the public square - and this is not unexpected.
When the cancer of Socialism and the Left starts metastisizing in them, they turn into spineless idiots who encourage their sons to dress in women's clothing.
“He’s a lumberjack and he’s ok...”
Family of brainwashed Knuckleheads.
I wouldn't doubt it for a moment. You're quite welcome, and thank you for pinging your list :-)
I'm sure you're correct. If my recollection serves, at least one famous and prolific American serial killer claimed that his mother had made him wear girls' clothes and had paraded him in front of her boyfriends. I think it was Henry Lee Lucas.
For anyone who missed Gator's essential Monty Python reference ;-)
Monty Python - Lumberjack Song - YouTube
(long version)
An entire community of brainwashed knuckleheads, at minimum.
In saner and more moral world, the parents would be charged with child abuse.
Don’t worry. I’ve known plenty of class clown types who will totally do something like this for the attention, but grow up to be utterly average straight guys.
Stagemothers unite! Who cares if the kids are ruined, WE are finally ‘IN’!!!!!!!!!!!
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