A Melbourne drag queen targeted by activists after agreeing to host an event for children has joined Victoria’s political leaders in condemning threats and harassment that prompted the cancellation of the event.
“It’s all very well for the premier to say that, but this is more about actions against them now. What actions are the government and police going to take against these protestors to actually make us and our patrons safe?”obtained screenshots of messages between those who objected to the event suggesting they could track down the drag performers at their homes by using their licence plate numbers and paying a contact inside VicRoads for home addresses.
Millie-Anne, who started performing drag when she was 16, said she didn’t particularly like or want to perform for children, but that there was demand from parents.“Not many drag queens do like performing for children, but if we are asked to do that we pull back and become G-rated performers so that everyone can come and enjoy. When children are around drag is censored.
My Place founder Darren Bergwerf said he had “major concerns” about the messages and described the incident as an “infiltration of our communities”. Andrews defended the integrity of VicRoads’ database, but said it was appropriate that VicRoads investigate this case and “make sure that the highest standards are being observed”.“My advice is that there are very robust systems and regular audits ... that would find any such breach within the VicRoads system.”
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