Pentagon leaders have forced a Nevada Air Force base to shut down a drag show just one day before it was scheduled to go on.
The Pentagon ordered a Nevada Air Force base to shut down a drag show scheduled for Thursday — the first day of Pride Month.
“The DOD will not host drag events at U.S. military installations or facilities. Hosting these types of events in federally funded facilities is not a suitable use of DOD resources,” Sabrina Singh, deputy press secretary, confirmed in an email. The drag show at Nellis Air Force Base was billed as a “family-friendly” showcase with no minimum age requirement.The order to ax the event — which was scheduled to feature RuPaul’s Drag Race star CoCo Montrese — came down from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, insidersUS and defense insiders said Milley became visibly angry when he was informed earlier this week about the event.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley were grilled in March about drag performances on military bases.TNSMay 23 letter
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