Ankeny High School in Iowa allowed the Gay-Straight Alliance group to hold a sexy drag show for their end-of-the-year party. The area, a suburb of Des Moines is not liberal. The entertainers talked about gender expression and identity.
Why is this part of high school education?
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One entertainer said he sees it as an art form, according to The Iowa Standard.
“Eventually what I realized is that this art form that I kind of just throw myself into because I thought people looked pretty was something that when I felt like I couldn’t express myself at school or I felt like I had to look like this at school, I could go home or to The Garden, and I could be whoever I wanted to be — male, female.
“And from there is where I started to think, ‘Who am I?’ And I started to think, ‘What is gender?’ And I realized that no matter what pronouns you use, you are who you are.
A video was posted by Libs of TikTok:
.@Ankeny_Hawks brought in drag queens to perform for students during school. The drag queens also spoke to students about gender identity and expression. pic.twitter.com/6PFv4QcIgx
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 24, 2022