Metro Council will Vote on a Resolution Recognizing July 16 as International Drag Day in Nashville and Davidson County.

The Pamphleteer, July 17, 2025- Tonight, Metro Council will vote on a resolution recognizing July 16 as International Drag Day in Nashville and Davidson County. “International Drag Day celebrates the resilience, creativity, and empowerment of drag artists while recognizing their significant impact on the LGBTQ+ movement,” reads the document. “Drag performance is an art form rooted in self-expression and performance and serves as a beacon of creativity and a symbol of community pride.” It continues by highlighting the bravery of drag artists who perform in the face of discrimination, and “shine despite state laws that attempt to limit their ability to perform and express themselves.”

Rod's Comment: I don't get all worked up in a lather of outrage over drag shows. I'm kind of indifferent to the whole thing. If some dude wants to dress up like Dolly Parton and lip sync, I don't care. If there was a Metro Council resolution condemning the moral degeneracy of drag shows and I was in the Council, I would vote against it. I approve of leaving gay clubs and drag shows alone. I also think we should have left strip clubs alone instead of sanitizing them some twenty years ago or so. I am kind of a live and let live kind of guy when it comes to that sort of thing. I am for minimal policing of other people's morals and would grant a large latitude to self-expression and sexual expression. Having said that however, if I were in the Council, I would vote against the International Drag Day recognition. I do not approve of this pandering. Being tolerant of degeneracy, doesn't mean you have to celebrate it.  

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