Thu Jun 16, 2022 – 2:54 pm EDT
NEW YORK CITY, New York (LifeSiteNews) — The bold New York City councilwoman who confronted former mayor Bill DeBlsaio and defied overbearing vaccine mandates is now threatening to defund any schools in her district that host drag queen events for children.
“I will reiterate: Any school in my district participating in ‘drag queen’ degeneracy risks losing their funding. Adult drag performers have NO BUSINESS in our schools, and they will not be in my district. Period,” Vickie Paladino (R-Queens) tweeted Monday.
I am quoted in this article, and I will reiterate: Any school in my district participating in ‘drag queen’ degeneracy risks losing their funding.
Adult drag performers have NO BUSINESS in our schools, and they will not be in my district. Period. https://t.co/rCKuvYNW0K
— Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (@VickieforNYC) June 13, 2022
Her announcement came on the heels of a New York Post report sharing that Drag Story Hour NYC has received over $200,000 in taxpayer money since 2018 to perform at street festivals, libraries, and public schools.
Paladino commented to the New York Post regarding the news, “We are taking hundreds of thousands of dollars out of
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