Pride organizers in southwestern Ontario are on heightened alert and continuing to work with police and private security firms as an image of a flyer circulates online suggesting drag queens give lap dances to children.
“I have confirmation that people have received physical copies in their mailbox,” said London, Ont., drag performer and Wortley Pride vice-president Galaxy Rose.
“It says we are offering lap dances for children and accepting tips from children, and that is obviously untrue,” Rose said. “My stomach dropped because this obviously is an attempt to deter people from attending our events.”
On Saturday, Wortley Pride will host a free outdoor drag queen storytime at its Pride event.
