(Michigan City, IN) - Pride Fest in Michigan City has been approved again for this year despite concerns expressed over drag queen shows.
Such entertainment has been part of Pride Fest in previous years. However, during the Michigan City Park Board meeting last week, some board members, like Diane Sperling felt children in an open venue where Pride Fest is held should not be exposed to men dressed as women.
Sperling, while speaking to organizers of the event, said drag queen shows began in bars roughly a century ago and returned to bars when they became popular again in more recent years.
“So, I just don’t understand why it’s important to have that at your Pride Fest for children to see. I have a problem with that,” she said.
City Councilman Bryant Dabney said he hasn’t received any complaints about the drag shows at Pride Fest and, personally, doesn’t have a problem with them.
“I’ve been down there and it’s been harmless to me,” he said.
Pride Fest is scheduled June 14th at the Guy Foreman Amphitheatre at Washington Park.
