A TikTok showing a very young girl being led through a bar by a half-nude drag queen with breast implants is making the rounds on Twitter and sparking outrage from netizens concerned about the girl’s safety.
On July 2, popular YouTuber Lauren Chen posted a TikTok she had found to her Twitter, writing: “These people belong in jail. This is a hill I’m willing to die on.”
The disturbing footage shows a very young girl being led by a provocatively dressed drag queen. The drag queen only had nipple pasties covering what appeared to be breast implants, and money stuffed into the skimpy underwear of his outfit. The girl is being held by the hand as the drag queen struts through a restaurant area, and continuously looks up at the man’s exposed body. The child also appears to also be clutching a few dollar bills in her free hand.
Overlayed onto the video is the text: “Children belong at drag shows!!!! Children deserve to see fun & expression & freedom!”
The source of the video posted by Chen was TikTok by user Nonie Kalra, who uploaded the original to her account earlier today. In her bio, she advertises a fundraiser for the Marsha P. Johnson foundation.
Kalra tagged the establishment the video was taken in — a Latin restaurant which caters to the LGBT community in Miami called R House Wynwood. On its website, the multi-purpose venue advertises hosting a ‘Drag Extravaganza‘ on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings. Last year, Secret Miami ranked R House #1 on a list of “Fabulous LGBTQ Bars To Check Out In Miami.”
While it is unclear if the child in the video is Kalra’s or if she was just filming an occurrence at the restaurant while there, Kalra was supportive of it, writing in the comments “baby was in awe” in reference to the little girl apparently enjoying the show.
On a post from its Instagram made exactly two weeks ago, R House Wynwood posted a photo of a topless drag queen who looks similar to the one in the video uploaded by Chen. The caption reads: “We live for Escalando nights. What to expect? Salsa, drinks and a hell of a show.”
Since Chen’s post went live, the original TikTok has become inundated with negative comments, with many concerned users expressing outrage that a small child had been allowed in such a dramatically inappropriate setting.
On Twitter, users are similarly expressing disgust. Even a politician has since gotten involved, with Texas State Representative James White asking Chen where the event had occurred.
Many are wondering if punitive action is going to take place, and questioning the legality of having a child in a bar late at night.
Seriously, HOW are people not being arrested for this?
— James (@J_T_Smiddy) July 3, 2022
“Where are the parents and why are they ok with this?” Asked one user in response to the video, with another replying: “Seriously. [I don’t know] how I could be just a random dude in that place and not stand up and at least say something. This is absolutely insane.”
Drag shows and their appropriateness for youth have become hot topics over the last few years, especially since the controversial spread of Drag Queen Story Hours across North America and Europe. In 2019, it was discovered that a registered sex offender had been performing at a Texas library for children as a Drag Queen.
On June 24, a Pennsylvania-based drag queen with a history of performing in front of children was charged with 25 counts of the possession and distribution of child sexual exploitation material following a 2-year long investigation by law enforcement officials.
Earlier in June, a video of ‘drag queens’ performing provocatively for an audience of children at a gay bar in Texas went viral on Twitter, prompting massive backlash and raising concerns about child safeguarding. The children were seated in front of a sign which read “It’s Not Gonna Lick Itself” as they watched drag queens perform, tipping the adults in cash.
The event had been subject to protests by right-wing advocacy group Protect Kids Texas, which stated on Twitter that they had 80 people outside of the venue voicing their concerns. The group also posted a video showing police showing up to the bar and escorting children from the venue.
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