Pride Month drag queen events and gender discussions are necessary for the healthy development of small children, LGBT advocates said this week.
Public schools, libraries and businesses ranging from Taco Bell to locally owned gay nightclubs are advertising “family-friendly” drag queen brunches, story hours and dance performances as part of June’s annual celebration of gay rights.
This year’s events emphasize transgender children in defiance of Republican-led parental rights laws, which have aimed to restrict their access to gender identity resources in dozens of states.
According to the children’s mental health app Little Otter, it’s healthy for parents to give small children the chance to explore transgenderism during Pride Month because they form strong “internalized gender roles” by age 5.