Yuengling reportedly sponsoring venue that hosts drag queen shows at site dedicated to 'family events'



Beer brand Yuengling sponsors a venue that hosts drag queen shows for seemingly all ages, according to the website for tickets to the event.

Yuengling is reportedly a sponsor of the Musikfest Cafe, which hosts the "Draggin' with the Divas" drag queen show held in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

The description of the event to be held on June 30 reads: "Draggin’ with the Divas is a drag show featuring music performed by some of our favorite Queens covering Queens. Hosted by Elektra Fearce St. James."

On June 13, the Musikfest Twitter account promoted the event on Twitter, but has since deleted the tweet.

The deleted tweet read: "Need your drag fix before our iconic Musikfest Drag Show? Well, the queens return to Musikfest Cafe pres. by Yuengling on June 30th! Close out Pride Month with a FIERCE show."

The Musikfest Facebook page also promoted the event, but did not mention that Yuengling sponsored the venue hosting the Musikfest Drag Show.

Political and cultural commentator Tim Pool shared a screencap of the venue's policies that allow babies to enter events.

\u201cA drag show that allows babies?\u201d
— Tim Pool (@Tim Pool) 1686798035

The website does not mention any age restrictions for purchasing tickets to the drag queen show and mentions that babies are permitted entry to events.

The tickets were sold by ArtsQuest, a self-described "nonprofit organization providing access to art, culture and educational programs for the diverse residents of the Lehigh Valley and others who seek access to our community."

The ArtsQuest official ticket policy states:

All persons entering a venue, including babies in arms, must have a ticket. Each ticket will allow one admittance. If a ticket holder leaves the venue, for any reason, re-admittance will not be allowed. Attendance of children under 2 years of age may not be recommended for some performances.

The ArtsQuest "event rules" page does not mention any age restrictions for attending its events.

The Musikfest Cafe is located in the SteelStacks, said to be "a 10-acre campus dedicated to arts, culture, family events, community celebrations, education and fun."

The Musikfest website also promotes drag queen shows on Aug. 9 and Aug. 10. The website notes that the "Musikfest Drag Show" will be held at the "PNC Series at the Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling."

In June 2022, Musikfest Cafe hosted the "Draggin' with Divas" event. Musikfest Cafe teased the event by sharing a video of the drag queen Elektra Fearce St. James dancing provocatively.

The video is captioned: "Here's a little taste of what you can expect from Elektra Fearce St. James when she takes the Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling stage on June 3rd in Draggin' With The Divas!"

There are no recent social media posts by Yuengling promoting any of the drag queen shows.

Last October, Musikfest hosted a "Dragtoberfest" that was allegedly presented by Jack Daniels.

The post made by the Musikfest Facebook read: "The queens are taking the stage tomorrow night, 10/1, in Dragtoberfest presented by Jack Daniels at Oktoberfest presented Lehigh Valley International Airport."

The SteelStacks website listed the drag queen performers and noted that Jack Daniels was a partner.

TheBlaze contacted Yuengling and ArtsQuest, but did not immediately receive a response to requests for comment.

In April, Yuengling appeared to take a jab at Anheuser-Busch as it was attempting to deal with the Bud Light controversy regarding the partnership with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.

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Shocking video shows drag queens dressed as Disney princesses performing for children at a brewery, but somehow the 'family-friendly' show gets even more disturbing



Shocking video shows a risqué "family-friendly" drag show at a brewery in Tennessee. At one disturbing point during the event marketed toward children, a very young girl is patting down the crotch area of an adult dressed as Ariel from Disney's "The Little Mermaid."

On Saturday, the Wanderlinger Brewing Co. hosted the "Chattanooga Pride Youth Day."

The event didn't appear to be promoted on the brewery's website or social media. The event was promoted by the Chattanooga Pride/Tennessee Valley Pride – an organization "celebrating diversity in Chattanooga, Tennessee and combining our LGBTQ Resources to raise awareness, educate, and improve our community with dignity."

A Facebook post for the event read, "Happy Chattanooga Pride! As we celebrate leading up to the festival on October 2nd, come hang out with us at Wanderlinger Brewing Company for our annual Pride Youth Day. Featuring speakers/discussions, princess meet & greets, drag queen story time, and a family-friendly drag show."

Director and producer Robby Starbuck recorded video of the audacious event where drag queens dressed up as Disney princesses and interacted with small children.

Footage shows an adult dressed as Ariel lip-syncing a song from the children's animated film "The Little Mermaid." A young girl rubs her hand across the crotch area of the drag queen's mermaid costume, but the individual does not stop the child.

Another drag queen performer does a dance routine in front of kids – including spreading of the legs that exposed the person's panties to the young children.

"Today we got footage of Chattanooga Pride Youth Day at Wanderlinger Brewing Co. and this is what kids were subjected to," Starbuck wrote on Twitter. "It's NOT hard to not spread your legs to kids. It’s NOT hard to redirect a kid away from that area if they grab near your crotch. We have to stop this madness!"

"The fact they WANT to spread their legs for kids should make very clear to everyone that something is WRONG with this. Where’s law enforcement? We won’t allow this continue," said the former congressional candidate. "In Tennessee there will be no safe space to be inappropriate like this with kids. We WILL stop this!"

"We will be watching every move the left makes to do this in Tennessee and we will be reporting to the public, to the politicians and to the police until this stops," Starbuck concluded. "Tennesseans: Send this to your reps and ask them to stop this and to work with us on legislation to protect kids!"

\u201cToday we got footage of Chattanooga Pride Youth Day at Wanderlinger Brewing Co. and this is what kids were subjected to. It\u2019s NOT hard to not spread your legs to kids. It\u2019s NOT hard to redirect a kid away from that area if they grab near your crotch. We have to stop this madness!\u201d
— Robby Starbuck (@Robby Starbuck) 1664074504
\u201cDoes no one else see the problem with this?\u201d
— Ian Miles Cheong (@Ian Miles Cheong) 1664078154
\u201cWe will be watching every move the left makes to do this in Tennessee and we will be reporting to the public, to the politicians and to the police until this stops. Tennesseans: Send this to your reps and ask them to stop this and to work with us on legislation to protect kids!\u201d
— Robby Starbuck (@Robby Starbuck) 1664074504

The website for the brewery (which requires people to be 21 or over to access it) previously promoted an "All Ages Pride Event at Wanderlinger." The Pride Month event that took place in June featured "Drag Queen Story Time with Hormona Lisa" and an "All Ages Drag Show."

Also in June, A Texas gay bar hosted a "Drag the Kids to Pride" event where drag queen dancers provocatively gyrated in front of children as young as toddlers. The event that was held in Dallas was marketed as the "ultimate family-friendly pride experience."

'This is satanic': Shocking videos from 'Drag the Kids to Pride' event at Texas gay bar show children handing money to drag queen dancers



A Texas gay bar hosted a "Drag the Kids to Pride" event where drag queen dancers provocatively gyrated in front of children as young as toddlers. Tensions flared when protesters demonstrated outside the venue hosting the drag queen show for children.

The Mr. Misster gay bar in downtown Dallas hosted the drag queen event aimed at children.

A poster for the "Drag the Kids to Pride" event claims it is the "ultimate family friendly pride experience."

"Our under 21 guests can enjoy a special Mr. Misster Mocktails while the moms and dads can sip on one of our classic Mr. Misster Mimosa Towers," the poster reads. "Do you want to hit the stage with the queens? We have FIVE limited spots for young performers to take the stage solo, or with a queen of their choosing! Come hangout with the Queens and enjoy this unique pride experience, fit for guests of all ages!"

The Texas gay bar said the "Drag the Kids to Pride" event was a spinoff of Mr. Misster's Champagne Drag Brunch – which tickets start at $25 and go all the way up to $600.


There are neon signs at the gay bar that read "It's not gonna lick itself" and "I licked it so it's mine."

\u201cA \u201cchild friendly\u201d drag show is being hosted today in Dallas, TX at a gay bar.\n\nHere are two of the signs on display.\u201d
— Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1654350150
\u201cPhotos from the \u201cDrag the Kids to Pride\u201d event at Mr. Misster bar in Dallas\u201d
— Aldo \ud83c\udf1e (@Aldo \ud83c\udf1e) 1654370451

Young children are seen handing money to the drag queen performers in videos posted to social media by Tyler Hansen, Isabella Riley, and Aldo Buttazzoni.

\u201cParents are having children hand drag queens money\u201d
— Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1654360984
\u201cDrag Queen dances for children in Dallas, Texas.\u201d
— Isabella Riley (@Isabella Riley) 1654368910
\u201cDrag performer taking dollar bills from children at the \u201cDrag the Kids to Pride\u201d event at Mr. Misster bar in Dallas \n\nToddlers can be seen in attendance\u201d
— Aldo \ud83c\udf1e (@Aldo \ud83c\udf1e) 1654373163

Video shows drag queens dancing with young children and teaching them how to walk the runway at the gay bar.

\u201cDrag Queen dances with young children in Dallas.\u201d
— Isabella Riley (@Isabella Riley) 1654384320
\u201cThe crowd cheered as children walked with the drag performers\n\nThere were toddlers in the audience as well\u201d
— Aldo \ud83c\udf1e (@Aldo \ud83c\udf1e) 1654372990
\u201cThe parents of these children should be arrested.\u201d
— Isabella Riley (@Isabella Riley) 1654383886

BlazeTV contributor Alex Stein attempted to attend the "Drag the Kids to Pride" event but was denied access at the door. Several supporters of the drag queen event for children assaulted Stein as they attempted to prevent him from filming.

"They're bigoted," Stein said of the gay bar staff. "I can't believe they're not letting me in a gay bar – I thought you guys were inclusive?"

They're gonna groom a bunch of children," Stein screamed. "They won't let me in, but they'll let children in."

\u201cWow\u2014 \n\n@alexstein99 was just denied entry to the Kids Drag Show and assaulted multiple times.\u201d
— Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1654360524

Stein wrote on Twitter, "7 year olds tipping drag queens and hanging out in a 21 and up bar & the Dallas Police dept is letting it happen….why not enforce the law?"

Stein confronted one of the drag queen performers regarding dancing in front of little children.

(CAUTION: Explicit language)

\u201cAsking the drag queen how she feels for exploiting little children?\u201d
— Alex Stein #99 (@Alex Stein #99) 1654371892

Outside the Mr. Misster gay bar, protesters chanted, "Christ is king!"

\u201cProtesters chanted \u201cChrist Is King!\u201d at attendees of the \u201cDrag Your Kids To Pride\u201d event.\u201d
— Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1654387141

There were physical confrontations near the gay bar. A person wearing a "Love is Love" shirt repeatedly shrieked at protesters, "Shut the f*** up!"

\u201cA confrontation just took place between a protester and event attendees.\u201d
— Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1654366041
\u201cOne of the attendees clashed with protestors at the \u201cDrag the Kids to Pride\u201d event today in Dallas\u201d
— Aldo \ud83c\udf1e (@Aldo \ud83c\udf1e) 1654371244

An attendee of the gay bar event spit on a woman recording video of the event. The woman reportedly filed a police report against the man.

\u201cMy girlfriend was just spat on for recording\u2014\n\n\u201cYou\u2019re going to hell too little girl, burn in hell you fucking cunt\u201d.\u201d
— Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Tayler Hansen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1654373595

There was immediate backlash to the "Drag the Kids to Pride" event.

TheBlaze's Jason Whitlock: "This is satanic."

BlazeTV's Elijah Schaffer: "Grooming."

Podcast host Allie Beth Stuckey: "Every single Republican legislature should be creating a bill to criminalize drag shows that involve children. The parents, performers, bar owners - everyone should be charged with sexual abuse of children."

Conservative commentator Matt Walsh: "Every adult in the room should spend the rest of their lives in solitary confinement."

Journalist Benny Johnson: "Demonic."

Investigative reporter Drew Hernandez: "This is vile, all of these LGBTQ pedophiles should be arrested immediately And the parents that enabled this should be arrested as well. This is what happens when this crap gets normalized in society, you get gay bars grooming kids with Drag Queens."

Radio host Jesse Kelly: "Not sure people realize how painful a national course-correction is gonna be. Live it up. Have your fun. The realignment of society at the back end of this will be ugly."

Pizza Hut's book club promotes drag queen books to pre-K children



Pizza Hut's book club for young students promotes books to pre-kindergarten children about little kids dressing up as drag queens.

The Pizza Hut Book It program started in 1984. The Camp Book It program provides children with a free pizza if they complete a monthly reading goal.

The Libs of TikTok Twitter account revealed that the Pizza Hut book club recommends that young children read books about drag queens.

\u201c.@pizzahut sponsors a program which incentivizes kids in PreK-6th grade to read books. This week, one of their suggested books is \u201cBig Wig.\u201d A book about a child who becomes a drag performer.\u201d
— Libs of TikTok (@Libs of TikTok) 1654215312

The Book It website states, "This June we are celebrating Pride Month and the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. These three books explore the uniqueness of every person, celebrate our individuality and encourage kids to see that what makes us different, makes us special."

The Pizza Hut book club proposes that pre-K through third grade children read the "Big Wig" book.

Publisher Simon & Schuster describes "Big Wig" as an "irrepressible" picture book that "celebrates drag kids, individuality, and self-confidence from the perspective of a fabulous wig!"

"When a child dresses in drag to compete in a neighborhood costume competition, he becomes B. B. Bedazzle! A key part of B.B. Bedazzle’s ensemble is a wig called Wig," the description reads. "Together they are an unstoppable drag queen team! But Wig feels inadequate compared to the other, bigger wigs. When Wig flies off B. B.’s head, she goes from kid to kid instilling confidence and inspiring dreams in those who wear her."

For children pre-K through first grade, the Book It program advocates the "Be Amazing: A History of Pride" book. The book is written by Desmond Is Amazing – a boy who started attending drag shows at 5 years old and performed a drag show in front of adults at a gay bar at age 11.

The book description reads, "In 'Be Amazing,' drag kid Desmond is Amazing walks you through the history of the LGBTQ community, all while encouraging you to embrace your own uniqueness and ignore the haters."

The book club suggests children in kindergarten through third grade read "Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag." The description says the book "will help young readers understand pride and diversity as they learn about Harvey Milk and his fight for equality."

For the same age bracket of children, Book It recommends "Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution."

"This is a picture book about the Stonewall uprising and the beginnings of the battle for LGBTQ+ rights," the description reads. "Told from the point of view of the Stonewall Inn, a place where 'being different was accepted.' This book provides an important example of standing up for all people and their rights."

Last year for Pride month, the Book It program promoted LGBTQ-themed books such as "My Princess Boy," about a young boy who wears dresses and tiaras.

Pizza Hut's book club also advocates for young children to read "Old Enough to Save the Planet," to "inspire students to look at their own communities and make a difference. Learn about 12 student activists who are working on climate change in their communities."

Another climate change activism book is "Kids Who Are Changing the World," a book that highlights "stories of individuals who have fought climate change and pollution."

For pre-K through third grade children, Pizza Hut's book club recommends a book that offers kids "more than 40 different activities that are all about activism, politics and the governmental process."

The children's book club endorses "She Persisted," which was "inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller 'She Persisted' by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds."

Pizza Hut's book club plugged "Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice."

Pizza Hut is owned by Yum! Brands – a Louisville-based restaurant conglomerate that operates more than 54,000 restaurants in over 155 countries and territories. Yum! Brands also owns KFC and Taco Bell.

Taco Bell is hosting multiple "Drag Brunch" events at restaurants around the U.S. this summer.

In 2021, Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs told the Wall Street Journal, "We're excited about working with the Biden administration and share their goal to build back better particularly as it comes to the economy and fighting inequality."