Thank you to everyone who has sent us messages of support you have helped us reaffirm our commitment to essential inclusive programming in Downers Grove,” the library said. Beverages and snacks will be sold and seating is limited to 40 per show (book ahead). Admission is 5 and includes one bingo card and guests can buy additional cards for 1 each. “We are determined to find additional ways to support you and your friends in safe, fun, and inclusive representation throughout the library. DRAG QUEEN BINGO Starting Sunday, July 11, and occurring every two weeks, MCT will present Drag Queen Bingo with host JJ Mills. If you require any accommodations, please email Orange After Dark by Monday, Nov. Scores of players have thrilled to her action-packed version of everyone's favorite game of chanceat hot spots all over the city and at private parties ranging from corporate affairs to intimate parties. Last year, the group of five glitter-and-glam drag queens raised almost 500,000 for charity. Playing Bingo with Linda is a Blast Linda Simpson reigns at New York's 1 Bingo queen. In the news release Monday, the library staff apologized to its community for having to pull the plug on what was meant to be an “evening of fun and celebration of self-identity and self-expression.” Join us for Drag Queen Bingo and enjoy an entertaining night of performances and a chance to win prizes No ticket needed. Miss Thea’s Drag Queen Bingo, started in 2016, raises thousands of dollars each year for groups such as Relay for Life, animal rescue leagues, school programs and independent funds for people who need surgery. On September 24, 2022, hundreds of protesters gathered in several groups in front of the First Christian Church in Katy, Texas to protest a Drag Queen Bingo event for children. “They’re not interested in anything other than shoving their opinions down people’s throat, which is ironic because that’s what they’re complaining were trying to do.” Drag Queen Bingo for Children Draws Hundreds of Protesters. But we know that it will help others,” March added. “Even if it was taxpayer dollars funding it, that’s the part about being in a community – we all pitch in to the pot through taxes, and our money gets spent in some ways that affect us and some ways that don’t. Some of the early arguments made by those against drag queen bingo were centered around taxpayer dollars funding the library’s programs, but the library soon shared that an anonymous private donation covered the cost of hosting Aurora Divine and the items required for bingo. “It’s a lot of noise from the right as a way to try and continue to make themselves relevant in a world where they are no longer relevant.” “Whether you want to acknowledge it or not, there is a large LGBTQIA community here in Downers - if you don’t acknowledge it, it doesn’t mean it’s not here,” March said. Kathleen March, manager at Anderson’s Bookshop, located a stone’s throw away from the library, has been showing her support through the back window display, showcasing books titled, “If You’re a Drag Queen and You know it,” and “Mighty Red Riding Hood: A Fairly Queer Tale.”
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