Texas Christian University now offers 'The Queer Art of Drag' as an ACADEMIC course



First it was reading books to children. Then it was dressing in religious garb. Now it’s become a subject worthy of academic study.

If you’re a student at TCU, you can earn actual college credit for taking a class titled “The Queer Art of Drag,” which is, unsurprisingly, offered by the Department of Women and Gender Studies.

In this class, students create their own drag persona and explore how such personas “contribute to queer world making.”

“Oh, that’s good,” Pat Gray sarcastically remarks. “We’re trying to make a queer world.”

“Any time any school has a department of gender studies, weird things are going to be going on in that department. Every time,” he continues.

The course is taught by Dr. Nino Testa, whose drag name is Maria von Clapp, and is designed to “[challenge] dominant norms and systems of oppression.”

“Tell me this is only one [college credit],” Keith adds.


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Canadian pastor still in JAIL after protesting drag show story time



Protesting is a right in any free country — so it seems that Canada is no longer free.

On February 25th, Pastor Derek Reimer protested a drag queen story time at a library in Calgary. Now he’s behind bars.

Video captures Reimer being physically removed from the drag queen story hour. The mayor of Calgary, Jyoti Gondek, then took to Twitter to complain that he hadn’t been arrested.

Reimer was arrested shortly after for “hate motivated crimes.”

Besides the obvious issue here — a man being arrested for protesting (as well as children being exposed to sexual degeneracy) — Gonzales takes the issue a step further.

She says, “I need more of you to come out and do exactly what that pastor did. I need you to stand up. I need you to tell them that this is wrong. I need you to be loud. I need you to not break any laws. I need it all to be peaceful.”

She continues, “But we need more people actually interrupting these things. And now these damn Canadian law enforcement officers have arrested this guy, and my people are going to think that that’s going to come in America soon. So, we better not stand up and speak out because we might be arrested just like that pastor in Canada.”

Ezra Levant agrees, “The process is the punishment.”

Pastor Derek Reimer is being made an example of. He’s being used to show clear-thinking, moral individuals who take issue with the sexualization of children that if they decide to stand up, they’ll meet a similar fate.

You can help ease Pastor Derek Reimer’s burden and get him out of jail by donating to https://www.savepastorderek.com


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Alex Stein confronts armed Antifa members guarding Texas bookstore hosting transgender storytime for children: 'These are the real cowards'



Political provocateur Alex Stein stirred the pot at a Texas bookstore that was hosting a "transgender storytime" for children. Stein confronted armed Antifa members guarding the bookstore in Denton, Texas.

Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences store hosted a "transgender storytime" for children on Saturday afternoon.

The bookstore promoted the event on its website and Facebook, "This FREE event takes place during National Transgender Awareness Week, and will be hosted by Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences – a family-owned, LGBTQ-friendly, independent bookstore in the heart of Denton, Texas."

The bookstore promised to read three children's books about "gender identity, belonging, and friendship, and celebrate diversity, literacy, and community at this all-ages event!"

Similar recent promotions in Texas, such as the "Drag the Kids to Pride" event at a Dallas gay bar and an all-ages drag bingo event at a church in Katy, ignited controversy and protests. The transgender storytime also sparked contentiousness. Antifa members stood outside the Patchouli Joe's bookstore to guard against any disruptions.

BlazeTV host Alex Stein confronted and mocked the Antifa members holding guns outside the transgender storytime event for children.

Stein got near the faces of two alleged Antifa members dressed in black bloc attire and mocked them.

Stein stated, "We're at a bookstore here in Denton, Texas, where they're trying to do drag queen story hour."

"These are the real cowards, they're hiding behind their masks, they got their little guns," he continued. "They think they're so tough."

Stein sarcastically told the rifle-wielding men, "I'm so happy you're protecting these children so they can get indoctrinated and go in there for transgender storytime, you're such a good American."

At one point, a man wearing a face mask and holding a sign that read "We're here, we're queer" got in the face of Stein while he was walking on the sidewalk. Stein used his left arm to create distance between the two, but the protester fell to the ground.

At the end of the video, Stein said he "loved" the demonstrators and was "empathetic" towards them.

Stein has evoked strong emotions at previous public events.

Stein was spit on while promoting a "provocative comedy night" event at Penn State University with Gavin McInnes.

He proposed the idea of transitioning the iconic Big Tex mascot to a non-binary figure.

Stein rapped a pro-vaccination song at a Dallas City Hall meeting.

The conservative comedian caused a stir when he purposely objectified Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC.

Stein's upcoming BlazeTV show "Prime Time with Alex Stein" will debut in the Spring of 2023.

\u201cConfronting Armed Antifa at Drag Queen Story Time in Denton, Texas\n\n\u201d
— Alex Stein #99 (@Alex Stein #99) 1668892194

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