Upward of 17,000 people have signed their names to an online petition against a “non-binary and transgender extravaganza” at the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade featuring at least two gender nonconforming performers.
Organized by the American Family Association’s One Million Moms, the petition decries the “extravaganza” as an event that would impose the “liberal LGBTQ agenda” on “tens of millions of viewers at home,” according to the petition.
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The performances of concern include the music of two Broadway musicals, & Juliet and Shucked, which have LGBT performers in major roles, according to the petition.
“Justin David Sullivan, who personally identifies as non-binary, will be featured in the & Juliet parade performance. On stage in the musical, Sullivan plays the role of ‘May,’ a non-binary friend of Juliet,” the petition reads. “Alex Newell, a biological male who also identifies as non-binary, won a Tony Award this year for his starring performance in Shucked, playing the female role of Lulu.”
Justin David Sullivan has declined eligibility for the Tony Awards, citing a greater need for inclusivity, and Alex Newell openly dresses in women’s clothes, according to One Million Moms.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is no stranger to LGBT performers, the petition notes.
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“In 2021, transgender pop star Kim Petras performed during the parade, becoming the first transgender celebrity to perform during this once family-friendly holiday tradition,” it reads.
“Shame on Macy’s for promoting and sponsoring this type of entertainment. We still cannot trust Macy’s Dept. Store. It is clear that Macy’s does not have our children’s best interests in mind. Macy’s needs to know that trust must be earned, and once trust is lost, it is difficult to get back,” it adds.
