Are "drag shows" against Catholic teaching?

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I see many replies, and a lot of “dancing around the issue” here.
Fact is, the crowds where drag shows happen are certainly not full of the most devout folks, AND, I personally witnessed my own child go from ribbons and bows in 7th grade, to “gay” thru 10th, then the whole “identifying as male” after turning 18 and spending an inordinate amount of time at a club where drag shows were the main focus.
Does that mean all drag contestants “identify” as or are a certain way? Nope. What it means is, it’s not a great sort of place for someone trying to live a Christian life to hang out. Further on that note, I would not, as a Catholic gentleman, want to be confused with anyone in such a place as a regular, accepting of the mode of living person.
I’ll not stand outside and yell hateful things, but I’ll not willingly go inside either. They don’t want people like me there anyway.

For those who want to take this to the “acting” route, if that’s what you wish to see, try Broadway. The local clubs ain’t that.
What we have nowadays is a group of the LBGTxyztuiop…however many there are now, who desires to desensitize others about their lifestyle, so it seems from this conversation they may be having some success in that.
I will simply continue to pray for my child, and all the other confused folks in that group.

BTW, I personally do not believe in these adjectives - “homosexual, bisexual, transexual, transgender”. The way I view it is, God creates male and female. Some are unable to control their disordered desires and it becomes their modus operandi. I’ll personally not use those adjectives. They’re people with disordered desires. But, this OP was about drag. it is I who have seen “drag,” drag my child into a lot of trouble…so, no, I wouldn’t recommend anyone go to these shows.
Sorry if that’s more than desired for replying but this is too close to home for me to be quiet.

God bless,
 
I absolutely agree with the statement you made that drag is akin to a minstrel show, being demeaning to women. There are gay men out there who are not so secretly/outright blatantly misogynistic. They pass it off as joking, but it isn’t. Some gay men even sexually harass women and pass it off as ‘no big deal’ due to this mindset, as well, even going so far as to use their lack of desire for women as a justification for it not being harassment. Anyone who has spent some time around gay guys has likely been exposed to this kind of thing. I know I have. It’s not okay.

Anyway, drag mocks women. It also hypersexualizes them, et cetera. Nothing a Catholic should want to have anything to do with, honestly.
 
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Listen, I get it. I’m glad you had a good time. But is this the drag shows they’re talking about, is this what the millennials today are so wanting? No. I get it, many people who “dont do drugs,” claim they just smoke marijana — but it’s called a gateway drug for a reason. Enjoying this makes you sound like Eve, “I was just talking to the snake, I didn’t bite the apple…yet.” Whatever float your boat. But honestly, you want to condone this without rules and look where it leads.
 
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