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Canadian public broadcaster interviews children for documentary about drag

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A lithe, long-legged dancer performs for the camera, rolling onto her back.  She looks like a pre-teen girl and, surprise, she is one. Twelve-year-old Bracken Hanke is one of the children being interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for its upcoming documentary for children about children who do drag.  CBC Kids News tweeted a three-minute video yesterday in which the “four stars” of the promised show squirm artistically for the camera and explain what drag means for them.    CBC Kids News @CBCKidsNews What's it like to be a KID # DRAGQUEEN ? @ CBCKidsNews spoke with the four stars of CBC's new # DragKids documentary to find out what # drag is, and why they do it. # lgbtq # queer # kiddragqueen @ cbcdocs 458 2:38 AM - Jul 5, 2019 3,467 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy The tax-funded broadcaster presented the short promo with the statement: “What

11-year-old ‘drag kid’ dances in popular NYC gay club as patrons toss money at him

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Perhaps sensing the horrific optics of the event, LGBT news sites have assiduously avoided reporting that their favorite 11-year-old drag kid “Desmond Is Amazing” danced on stage in a New York gay bar while adult male patrons tossed money his way as if he were a male stripper. The pre-adolescent boy, dressed in drag to imitate singer Gwen Stefani, pranced around the stage at Brooklyn’s  3 Dollar Bill , an LGBT bar described as “queer owned & operated,” and “Brooklyn’s Premiere Queer Bar & Performance Venue.” While none of the major LGBT news sites have chosen to highlight Desmond Is Amazing’s performance at the club, some liberals and gays have taken to social media to criticize – if not condemn – the event. “11-year-olds are too young to be performing at bars. This should not be legal,” declared “God is not Real” on Twitter, adding, “I'm a liberal democrat.” “I left after seeing a child dance on stage for money at nighttime. This was on Saturday night and I hav