Posted on 06/13/2019 6:11:17 PM PDT by nwrep
Sparkle Lynn Moore, son of Michele Porter
Pride week in Portland has always been an important holiday in Michelle Porter's family. With two of her five children identifying as queer, Porter says, the annual eventwith its colorful parades and performanceshas become a fun way to celebrate her kids and support the local LGBTQ+ community.
This year, however, Porter says she's afraid to bring her family to any Portland Pride events.
That's because a few alt-right bloggers have used photos and videos of her 10-year-old son dressed in drag to spread anti-LGBTQ+ messaging across the internet, exposing Porter and her family to death threats and violent hate speech.
"It's so damaging and so, so ugly," says Porter, who hasn't slept the past few nights out of fear and anxiety about her family's safety. "And for this to take place during Pridea time when I should be celebrating my kid and letting him have funit couldn't be worse."
Porter's son has been targeted for putting on drag performances in Portland.
Porter says her son, a "self-confident, flamboyant kid" who has presented himself as gender non-conforming since birth, became interested in drag two years ago after watching RuPaul's Drag Race. After learning that Portland had a thriving drag scene of its own, he begged his mom to take him to a showand she complied.
"As soon as Sparkle saw them perform, he wanted to be a part of it," Porter says. She asked the Mercury to only refer to her son by his drag name, Sparkle Lynn More, for privacy.
Not long after, Sparkle began participating in family-friendly drag shows with local drag queens. Porter says the local drag community's support of her son's work has been "life-giving."
On June 7, alt-right blog Gateway Pundit released a transphobic diatribe against a family-friendly Portland Pride event featuring Sparkle that took place later that day at Friendly House. The disturbing blog post sexualized children who dress in the opposite gender's clothes and scolded parents who let their kids do such a thing. It also shared photos from Sparkle's Instagram account, which is controlled by Porter.
In lieu of police protection, Porter has found security in another organization, one whose history is built on systematic indifference by law enforcement.
"The queer community has been amazing," Porter says. "They're used to the police not stepping up to protect their community. So they know how to take care of each other."
It’s not you I am concerned with, and you’re right “alt” is correct and I was off base with “ultra”. Thanks.
If you don’t know better and someone informs you Hitler was on the right, probably back by our school systems, and then you hear a person claim he’s “alt right”, what are you immediately going to flash to?
Of course it’s not going to affect you. I’m not trying to win your heart and mind. I’m trying to win the hearts and minds of the public, and this definitely IS NOT helping.
I appreciate the give and take.
I’m heading out now.
Take care.
PROMOTE
PERVERTION
VOTE DEMOCRAT
Protection racket... like with abortion, the communist pedos “protect’ the kid’s sexuality, you see.
PROMOTE PERVERSION, CORRUPTION & TREASON, VOTE DEMOCRAT
Obama gave it a green light. He said he was going to transform the nation and he has. America may not recover from what he has done. Hillary Clinton was to complete the process.
Poor kid,how much money are the parents making.
"Unlike you, I love my children and I am making sure they get a high Social Credit Score in life."
Americas Best & Brightest
As am I.
The first step in that process is for us not to agree with the derps when they try to "Hitler" us.
We can move on from there once the ground rules are established. By US.
Thanks for the convo.
The poor kid has likely already been “intorduced” to what being a fag is all about.
ETL wrote;
PROMOTE PERVERSION, CORRUPTION & TREASON, VOTE DEMOCRAT
Heartily agree
Any of those trannies eat poodle poop as a demonstration for the poor kids?
After all we’ve seen even here on this thread, NOTHING should surprise us. Liberals are profoundly sick in the head!
A screwed up kid surrounded by 3 DSM III males in women’s clothing.
And it’s something “Good Morning in America” is proud of.
What fruity liberals watch that show? Wait, don’t answer that.
UCK.
The “mothers” who brought their little kids to be perverted should have them taken away from them and then be spayed. This is big time child abuse.
But they're cheering on a little boy whose dress and behavior is far more extreme.
People point out that little girls in beauty pageants are being exploited. They say it's dangerous, that their parents are asking for trouble (think of JonBenet Ramsey).
But they're OK with an 11yo boy being put out there?
Why should we give these creeps ANY of our country that people fought and died for?
Theyve contributed ZERO
The real solution for all is for them to just GTFO
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