The Washington Post has a charming article celebrating the heroes of Tennessee. It nearly made me weep.

Hours before a new state law was set to take effect, an enthusiastic crowd (and presidential long-shot Marianne Williamson) turns out to support their queens. https://t.co/g2TqlYYh42

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 3, 2023

How could you not open your heart?

Sure, the article completely lies about the law that went into effect in Tennessee, claiming it banned drag shows, which it did not. It lies about whether it is legal for drag queens to walk around in public, which it remains. It lied about almost everything, but that is beside the point.

It painted a poignant picture of an abused, misunderstood, and wholly innocent group being erased from existence. It really was a fine piece of propaganda.

The piece, written by Jesus Rodriguez, is masterful. It should be. He has been in the business of lying for a while. Lying for the most perverse among us, as well. The Post’s bio describes him:

Jesús Rodríguez is a political reporter for The Washington Post’s Style section, where he writes features and profiles that chronicle the intriguing characters, movements and trends of this political moment. Before joining The Post, he wrote on politics and law in the Atlantic, the Nation and Politico Magazine, where he was a staff writer. He is a native of Maracaibo, Venezuela.

A political reporter for the Style section. WTF? He is of course from Venezuela, so commie propaganda is probably in his blood.

Here is how the piece begins. With an all-out lie, of course, combined with pathos.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Tonight, Yasmine Nicole will put on her black wig, a black-and-red skintight leotard and high-heeled ankle boots, then envelop herself in a scarlet satin gown. Her crystal rhinestone cuff bracelets will glimmer under the incandescent spotlights. She’ll cartwheel, somersault, handstand. Dollars will billow in the air as the loudspeakers thunder “Bounce Back,” a pop track by the British girl band Little Mix.

When she drops to the ground in a split, the ballroom floor will thud with the force of her dreams. Some 600 adoring souls will scream their approval, revering the skill, the dedication, the opulence.

How would you feel, Yasmine asks while getting ready backstage, with a dusting of makeup powder sitting atop the bridge of her nose, if you drove to work one morning, only to find out your job was illegal?

Of course, his job is not illegal. Nobody wants it to be. The law simply states that sexually explicit drag shows are illegal in places where minors might view them. Here is how this very article describes the law:

A law enacted by the Republican-controlled legislature bans “male or female impersonators” from performing “adult-oriented performances that are harmful to minors” anywhere it “could be viewed by a person who is not an adult.”

As is the case with other forms of adult entertainment. We don’t put on strip shows for kids.

But strip shows are done by actual women. A strip show where men PRETEND to be women is really kid-appropriate, don’tchaknow!

Basically, the TN law classifies certain drag shows as adult entertainment. Which is hardly shocking. They were considered as such until about 5 minutes ago when the Left decided that shoving men’s genitals in kids’ faces was socially necessary.

Most of us don’t see the necessity of 10th graders getting lap dances from drag queens, and wonder why drag queens find it necessary to shove their genitals in minors’ faces.

No, actually we don’t wonder. We know why.

This is from a drag event in @ForsythTechCC where they also invited younger kids.

A parent told me the kid getting the lap dance is a 10th grader.

Full story here: https://t.co/YnMRuxqkNO pic.twitter.com/5kb4L2ml1A

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 30, 2023

The entire Left is going crazy over a law that prohibits “adult-oriented” entertainment for children. This of course means that they are fighting specifically to promote “adult-oriented entertainment” for children.

Just as they object to removing pornography from schools.

Although the law defines the harm to minors as including representations of “nudity, sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence or sadomasochistic abuse,” some fear the vagueness of the language will be used to arrest transgender Americans for simply being out in public.

Read that again. They are defending “nudity, sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence or sadomasochistic abuse” as appropriate for children.

They claim that banning those things for children will put them out of work. And the WaPo thinks this is a terrible, horrible, no-good very-bad thing.

If you take the drag performers who are complaining seriously, that means that their work is exhibiting “nudity, sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence or sadomasochistic abuse,” for children.

Isn’t that EXACTLY what we have been saying and they denying? And isn’t that something that should be banned?

Still, the Washington Post is celebrating their bravery and willingness to endure, portraying these people as the heroes and those who want to protect children from “nudity, sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence or sadomasochistic abuse,” as the bad guys.

Make of that what you will.

Woke pastor explains why drag is holy: pic.twitter.com/X9yMILCfs3

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 2, 2023