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2023-04-08 at 21:52 #399483
Nat Quinn
KeymasterA Canadian politician has proposed a law allowing Ontarioâs attorney general to criminalize âoffensive remarksâ within 100 meters of a drag show, including so-called drag queen story hours for children.
If passed, the measure would create a football field-size â2SLGBTQIA+ community safety zoneâ around drag shows and other LGBT events in Ontario. Anyone who protests within the zone would be subject to a $25,000 fine under the legislation.
âAny homophobic, transphobic act of intimidation, threat, offensive threats, offensive remarks, protest, disturbance, and distribution of hate propagandaâ would be prohibited by law if the bill passes, sponsor Kristyn Wong-Tam said Tuesday in a press conference.
Wong-Tam, who has represented Toronto Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since last year, uses the personal pronouns âthey/themâ and reportedly identifies as nonbinary.
Joining Wong-Tam for the press conference were a wizard, a witch, two drag queens, two people wearing masks, a white woman, a white man, a child, and a disabled minority.
Canadian politician Kristyn Wong-Tam, who uses the pseudo-pronouns "they/them," proposes legislation to criminalize "offensive remarks" within 100 meters of a Drag Queen Story Hour.
They want to eliminate free speech and turn normal people into criminals.pic.twitter.com/egqEnXmYe5
— Christopher F. Rufo âď¸ (@realchrisrufo) April 5, 2023
âDrag artists have faced threats and intimidation all across Ontario over the past year,â Wong-Tam, a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, said in a press release. âBusinesses and 2SLGBTQI+ community members are being told that they canât be out and proud from Thunder Bay to Hamilton, to Guelph, to Stratford, to Welland, Ottawa, and even Toronto. New Democrats are giving Fordâs Conservatives a chance to stop hateâtodayâby passing my private memberâs bill.â
Canada has a recent history of woke legislation. A new law passed last year requires parents, pastors, counselors, friends, and others to affirm a personâs gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, or face jail time.
In America, drag shows are a key component of radical gender ideology. In 2021, a childrenâs show on PBS featured drag queen and author Lil Miss Hot Mess singing, dancing, and reading a book about drag queens to an intended audience of 3- to 8-year-olds. The Smithsonian American Art Museum hosted a âPride Family Dayâ event over the summer featuring an âage-appropriateâ drag queen show for children age 3 and up.
Republican lawmakers in states including Florida, Texas, Tennessee, and Arizona have proposed bills to prohibit drag shows for children.
A constitutional lawyer based in Manitoba, Canada, Allison Kindle Pejovic, said the Ontario bill âwould penalize free speech and the right to protest, both of which are protected under Canadaâs constitution.â
âWhat is notable about this bill is that it is content-specific, targeting specific speech, while other speech and protests which may be offensive to different communities would be allowed,â Pejovic told Fox News Digital.
Wong-Tam did not respond to The Daily Signalâs request for comment on the legislation.
source:Canadian Bill Would Criminalize Protests of Drag Shows (dailysignal.com)
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