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North Texas venues hosting drag shows say they won’t back down as threats, protests grow

DALLAS — From trivia nights and live music to vinyl listening sessions and Super Bowl watch parties, Jacob Sloan has always been looking for ways to bring new faces into his Lemmon Avenue business, On Rotation Brewery & Kitchen.

Tribune News Service

The New Children’s Crusade: Recruiting for America’s Culture War

Powerful interests are sending Texas youth out to do battle against LGBTQ+ people, abortion, and progressive causes.

Texas Observer

FBI Overreach Is Concerning, But So Are ‘Radical-Traditionalist’ Catholics

A recently leaked memo recalls a sordid history of inappropriate surveillance, but it also identifies a concerning overlap between neo-fascists and hardline religious groups.

Texas Observer

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The War on Christmas Drag Shows

GOP endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric inspired armed fascist groups to harass queer events, spurring a diverse, celebratory community response.

Texas Observer

Neo-Nazis, leftist gun groups face off during protest at Grand Prairie drag show

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A protest at an all-ages drag show devolved into a face-off between neo-Nazis and leftist gun groups on Saturday — the latest and most intense confrontation over the performances which have become a flashpoint in the culture war on LGBTQ rights.

Tribune News Service

Texas GOPer hires anti-LGBTQ extremist

Rep. Tony Tinderholt hired Jake Neidert as his office’s legislative director amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence

Salon

Texas GOP lawmaker hires Christian nationalist who called for drag show attendees to be executed

State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, hired Jake Neidert, 22, last month as his office’s legislative director amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence and rhetoric and ahead of an impending legislative session that is expected to focus heavily on anti-trans bills.

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Texas extremists target drag shows

LGBTQ Texans say right-wingers misrepresent what happens at all-ages performances to propagate hate and violence

Salon

Denton’s Trans Pride Fest is Here to Stay

After right-wing trolls unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the first event, the inclusive and defiant festival's second round was a success.

Texas Observer

Lone Star hate: How Texas lost its mind

Sure, Texas is a red state. But the merger of MAGA and anti-LGBTQ activism has revealed a whole new level of ugly

Salon

The "fascist" assault on Pride Month

Last weekend's vicious episode in Dallas wasn't isolated — it was part of a coordinated far-right assault

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