New American Values: Biden Funding Ecuadorian Drag Shows

According to the Biden administration, drag shows are as American as apple pie.

This week, Fox News revealed that United States taxpayers’ have been funding “drag shows” in Ecuador to promote “diversity and inclusion efforts” via the State Department.

In late September, the State Department awarded a $20,600 grant to the non-profit Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano (CEN), Fox News’ Jessica Chasmar reported. That money will be used for “3 workshops,” “12 drag theater performances,” and a “2-minute documentary,” according to the grant’s description. The project runs until August 31, 2023.

Of course, the State Department exists to “protect and promote U.S. security, prosperity, and democratic values and shape an international environment in which all Americans can thrive.”

So what do men wearing lingerie and make-up while pretending to be grotesque women have to do with any of those goals?

It was an honor to make an appearance on episode 5 of @RuPaulsDragRace All Stars 7 this week. I was inspired by the contestants because they know their power. Their freedom of expression is what America is all about. #PrideMonth pic.twitter.com/d5D7wubRKp

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 12, 2022