In May 2023, Judicial Watch and catholic vote A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) regarding drag shows, drag story times and other events organized and funded by the U.S. Air Force for military personnel and their dependent minors Records of Pride events.
According to Judicial Watch, the Department of Defense sent multiple “no record” responses to the Freedom of Information Act before finally providing the information. 25 pages record of.
Judicial Watch and Catholic Vote Request:
All emails and text messages sent and received by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Deputy Secretary of Defense Katherine Hicks and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding drag performances and drag story times at U.S. military installations…
All Department of Defense documents, including but not limited to PowerPoints, flyers, handouts, that have been or are being used to promote any drag performances and drag story times on U.S. military installations…
These documents include June 10, 2021, social media posts Drag Queen Story Time promoted by the Ramstein & Vogelweh Air Force Library, the seven-week Drag Queen Story Time summer reading program, Drag Queen Karaoke events and various other Pride events promoted by the United States Air Force.
The Air Force also paid for bingo and party events attended by drag queen Miss Lexi Andrews, according to a $400 invoice included in documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said: “How on earth is it appropriate that our limited defense funds be used to promote these sexually-themed activities for children and adults, rather than advancing the mission of the military? As we As seen in these disturbing Air Force records, our nation’s military is being destroyed by woke ideology.
“The Department of Defense has once again proven that radical left-wing ideology is more important than military readiness and protecting Americans from real threats at home and abroad,” said Dr. Tim Huelskamp, senior advisor at CatholicVote. “After a full year of obstruction, the Department of Defense finally removed itself from a department. One of the commands returned the materials, confirming what we feared — that taxpayer funds were being used to promote drag shows and radical gender ideology on military bases, with the full approval of the Air Force.
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