Attack on Texas Latino Pride by Protect Texas Kids (PTK) planned. PTK claims they shut down the Dallas Pride Street Party. Update 1, 2, 3,4,5, 6.
PTK is still active and working to systematically shut down drag and Pride events. More info will be added to this report as it becomes known.
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Update 5: Risk is real. Pressure being applied to Dallas Dist. Attorney John Creuzot
The Dallas Express is having additional reports to apply pressure on officials to act against the the Texas Latino Pride Fest.
Creuzot has switched from Democrat to Republican to Democrat so far in his career. He is a weather van and might switch again. So don’t be so sure he won’t take action.
https://dallasexpress.com/city/creuzot-mum-on-all-ages-pride-event-promoted-by-county
Internet Archive link, in case this article gets pulled. The archive can be slow sometimes, so give it a minute and maybe even refresh.
Quoting from the article.
Similarly, Creuzot adopted a non-prosecution policy pertaining to abortion. To date, he has not publicly announced an end to the policy, meaning he could possibly face removal from office due to a new Texas law, as reported by The Dallas Express.
We might find out that Creuzot is as solid as TX Sen. Royce West is on LGBT rights, which isn’t very solid at all.
The risk of the organizers of the Texas Latino Fest is very real.
Plano Texas House Rep. Matt Shaheen (R) writes Dallas City Council asking that TX Latino Pride Fest be investigated. (Update 3)
Dallas Express is has the article in this letter.
https://dallasexpress.com/city/tx-rep-demands-dallas-investigate-pride-event
Internet archive link. Internet archive sometimes takes a minute.
This is his letter to Dallas City Council members and copied to Police Chief Eddie Garcia and Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot.
https://twitter.com/MattShaheen/status/1706429231817687409
It is on his Facebook also.
This is the church he is active in. Prestonwood Baptist Church.
https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=66
Full report here.
We are planning a counter protest. The following is the link to the Facebook counter-protest event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1679167049272323
PTK newsletter denounces, “LGBT Mafia Declares ‘Pride Month Part 2.’” Plans Protest of event.
https://protecttxkids.org/2023/08/09/september-16-protest-all-ages-texas-latino-pride-fest/
PTK announces the following:
September 16: Protest “All-Ages Texas Latino Pride Fest”
When: Saturday, September 16 from 3-5pm
Where: Reverchon Park – 3505 Maple Ave., Dallas
On September 16, PTK will be peacefully protest this disturbing “all-ages” pride festival. Not only will there be “kid-friendly” drag shows, but there will also be free monkeypox vaccines and AIDS testing in view of children. Horrible!
We will have extra posters and water available for everyone, so bring a friend and join us!
PTK announced in their August 9, 2023 email newsletter the following:
https://sendpatriot.campstrategic.com/vm.cfm?i=B0A110D7F5759A16
In what has been a growing movement across the United States, the LGBT mafia has declared another month dedicated to celebrating their sexual preferences and fetishes. While June is the traditional month of debauchery, now September has been targeted as "Pride Month Part 2," meaning there is no end to their depraved “kid-friendly” events in sight. [Boldface in the original.]
And what PTK sees as an example of this Pride Month Part 2 is the Texas Latino Pride Fest on Sept. 9, 2023, at Reverchon Park. PTK states:
One of the worst events coming up is the annual "Texas Latino Pride Fest," which is soullessly described as a "LGBTQIA fiesta." The festival, which is open for children to attend, will include drag shows, free monkeypox vaccinations (yes!), and free HIV testing. Because, of course. There will also be over sixty vendors there, some with sexually explicit content in plain sight of children.
Unfortunately, this is just one of the many horrible "kid-friendly" events taking place this fall. We plan on protesting this and many more, so stay tuned for more details as we get closer to the date. [Boldface in the original.]
More than just protesting the event, they are likely working on sponsors. Also, one of their groups is a reactionary Catholic organization and they maybe trying to mobilize some religious oppositon. I don’t know, I am speculating.
I will update this post as they report more on their plans to attack the Texas Latino Pride Fest.
Another denunciation of Texas Latino Pride. They are really ramping up the hostility towards the event.
At this X post, PTK calls the Texas Latinx Pride, “beyond disturbing.”
https://twitter.com/protecttxkids_/status/1693764936428593637
With this post, PTK says, “Join us as we protest against this DISGUSTING display and insult to Texas family values!” [Capital letters used in the original.
https://twitter.com/protecttxkids_/status/1693737514127769729
PTK continues to beat the drum with this recent (8/28/2023) Tweet.
https://twitter.com/protecttxkids_/status/1696278505388933296
Background Information on the groups involved.
Texas Latino Pride is a great organization and this is their online presence.
https://www.facebook.com/TexasLatinoPride
https://twitter.com/TXLatinoPride
https://www.instagram.com/TXLatinoPride
This is the background information on PTK.
This is the page on the reactionary New Columbia Movement which often shows up at anti-drag protests.
Update 2: Protect Texas Kids is going into full gear against Texas Latino Festival.
Two emails sent out to Protect Texas Kids have targeted the Texas Latino Festival.
Wednesday 8/23/2023 had this section in their email newsletter.
In a 8/22/2023 email titled, “Protest Alert,” Texas Latino Pride fest was targeted.
Notice the comment about HIV testing and mpox vaccination. Her previous postings were snide about it HIV testing and mpox vaccination and she appears to be doing damage control here.
Two other Pride events were also targeted. North Texas Pride Fest in Plano on Sept. 30, and Oct. 22, Pride Frisco.
They haven’t posted these emails on their webpage, if they do, links will be provided here.
PTK claims that they shutdown the a street party planned by Dallas Pride.
Update: Dallas Express is reporting on this.
They are making this out to be a big victory for Protect Texas Kids.
https://dallasexpress.com/city/dallas-pride-cancels-drag-event-as-funding-flops
Original report in this newsletter follows:
Dallas Pride had planned an August 26, 2023 street party, but had to cancel due to the lack of sponsors.
In this tweet, PTK announces “GREAT NEWS!” when the Dallas Pride is unable to get sponsorships for the Pride Street Party.
https://twitter.com/protecttxkids_/status/1689409792886927361
They also announced that they were happy over the cancellation in this post.
https://twitter.com/protecttxkids_/status/1688948885811515392
PTK was happy to announce the cancellation on their Instagram also.
PTK is claiming the cancellation as a “PTK WIN” asserting that their protests at Dallas Pride 2023 in June resulted in the lack of sponsors for the August block party.
Update 6:
I am providing info on this at the Dallas Gay Liberation Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/413814316746749/posts/718982972896547/
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