On Rotation's drag show in the Heart of Dallas shut down by anti-drag activists. Local LGBT establishment is weak. Update:
Part of this is because the local LGBT establishment is weak and the opposition knows it and businesses and individuals know that they can't depend on it.
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UPDATE: Dallas Observer did a short story on this.
On Rotation Drag Show shut down by intimidation campaign.
I can’t find anything about this in the Dallas Voice or Dallas Morning News. The following is the instagram post by the brewery On Ratation.
This is what they say when you open it.
Evidently the Dallas Police Department wasn’t able to give them a sense of security. Quoting the On Rotation Instagram post.
After discussing this situation with the Dallas PD, we’ve determined that we do not have the security or support resources necessary to ensure the safety of our attendees, our team, or the performers hosting tomorrow’s show. We also know that the show will not be the fun, casual experience On Rotation and the hosts/performers intend for it to be.
It shouldn’t fall on a business by themselves to protect themselves from a campaign of intimidation. The Dallas Police Dept. needs to do their job.
The following is the story. To find out about this drag show shutdown I had to read this right wing newspaper.
https://dallasexpress.com/state/local-bar-cancels-all-ages-drag-show
I saved the article at the Internet Archive just in case it disappears.
The Rightwing campaign against On Rotation.
Rightwing Bragging about shutting down On Rotation drag shows.
The right-wing was able to shut down the drag show because the so-called LGBTQ+ leadership is worthless.
There wasn’t encouragement to support this business and they certain were able to see that if they had a kid-friendly drag show, they wouldn’t get any serious help from the City of Dallas or the so-called LGBTQ+ leadership in Dallas.
Consider this:
[1] When the Stonewall Democratic Club showed up at the BuzzBrew anti-drag show, did they show up with their banner. NO. They “came as individuals,” so they could say they were supporting drag shows without being seen supporting drag shows. They are not likely to be out there supporting On Rotation either. [Link to reporting on the BuzzBrew protest at the end of this post.]
[2] Only two out of fifteen Dallas City Council members came to support drag shows at the BuzzBrew protest. If the City of Dallas was serious about stopping this intimidation they would be assuring the bar owner that they were going to back them up. Mayor Johnson would be standing in soldarilty with them. [Excepting Mayor Johnson is inviting anti-Gay religious to give invocations at City Council meetings. ]
[3] Dallas Mayor Johnson has anti-Gay religious people give invocations to the City Council. Not likely to be really a source of support. No city council members have spoken on this. [See link below to report on the anti-Gay invocators at the end of this post.]
[4] Dallas doesn’t have a Human Rights Commission to go to and ask for support. The Stonewall Democrats aren’t interested in getting a Human Rights Commision and NONE of the current Dallas City Council members support getting a Human Rights Commission. [Link to report on the lack of a Human Rights Commission at the end of this post.]
[5] Stonewall Democrats basically are vote harvesters for the Democrats and despite what they might say, are just pursing political careers. Besides their pathetic performance at the BuzzBrew protest they: 1. Aren’t supporting getting a Human Rights Commission. 2. Endorsed for re-election two city council members who nominated notorious homophobe Vonciel Jones Hill. [Link to report on her at end of post.] 3. Endorsed a candidate who is the executive pastor of a church that is nationally and locally notorious for attacking LGBT rights. [Link to report on him at end of post.] 4. Didn’t do anything about anti-Gay City Council invocators. 5. Haven’t done anything about getting a sexual orientation anti-discrimiantion ordinance. (We have a sham thing, but we really don’t have one. I will be doing a report later.)
I am going to review how the Stonewall Democrats are a farce, but I need to alert our community about this shutdown.
Summary
It is fairly obvious that establishments with drag shows in the city of Dallas very much lack real support and are very much on their own.
Embolden by this victory the anti-drag right-wing will be looking for their next victim. They have shutdown many of the shows outside Dallas one by one, now they are going to be going hunting in the city of Dallas for targets.
The Pink Mafia mentality of the so-called leadership in Dallas isn’t going to protect us. (A notorious article in D Magazine in which the then leadership explained how they were too smart to have Gay liberation. )
This is the On Rotation website.