Wait, what?

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

Putting a few sources for the same story, just so we get any potential "this is fake non-news from a non-mainstream media" type of derailment off the table right from the get-go:

Drag Queens Banned From Free Pride Glasgow Event Over Fears Of Offending Transgender People
Drag queens banned from Pride event 'because they may offend transgender people'
Drag queens banned from performing at Free Pride Glasgow event over fears acts will offend trans people
Pride event BANS drag queens in case they are offensive
(Vid) Drag Queens Banned At Pride Event

I know, that seems odd, stupid, and certainly very ironic. Trans-sexuals who often find themselves at the receiving end of discrimination, now make an effort to ban cross-dressers... based on what? That the latter aren't "trans enough" to be considered true members of the community? Even if they do support and celebrate the occasion and the cause that it represents? What the...

Somehow reminds me of the "you're not black enough" infighting that happened a while ago. But I digress.

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