Nearly 20,000 people have signed a petition denouncing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade next week as “non-binary and transgender bonanza” due to the inclusion of two performers who do not fit the female norm in the lineup.
The American Family Association’s One Million Moms ( OMM) petition asserts that the annual start of the holiday season will reveal” the liberal LGBTQ agenda” to the tens of millions of viewers who watch the broadcast each year.
The reaction was foremost covered by The Daily Mail.
The petition features non-binary singer Justin David Sullivan, who goes by the pronouns”he/she” and just had a breakthrough role on Broadway as May in” &, Juliet,” which will be performed during the three-hour festival.
May, a non-binary supporting character who is nearer to Juliet and engaged to Prince Francois, appears in the musical’s story.
Alex Newell,” a biological man who moreover identifies as non-binary,” was the target of the petition as well.
In the Broadway music” Shucked,” which will also be featured during the extremely popular event OMM referred to as “liberal nonsense,” Newell, who goes by the aliases he, she, and they, plays the female role of Lulu.
During the Thanksgiving Day Parade, Lulu sings,” Freely Owned,” the musical’s blockbuster number from Act One, and it is unclear if Newell will do it.” I did n’t change who I’ve often been / A W-O- M- A- N”
According to the petition, Newell “has worn children’s clothing in new public looks and dressed in a shimmering, silver ball dress for the Tonys.” For a achievement in June, Newell became the first nonbinary professional to be recognized.
The complaint had 18, 246 signatures as of Monday evening.
Shame on Macy’s for promoting and sponsoring this kind of pleasure was the piercing conclusion of the petition. It is obvious that Macy’s does not consider the best interests of our kids. Macy needs to understand that confidence may be earned and that it is challenging to regain lost trust.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has featured female non-conforming players in its software before.
Kim Petras, a 31-year-old transgender German-born singer and songwriter, sang” I Do n’t Want It At All” in 2021 while perched on top of an opulent stagecoach-inspired float thanks to luxury designer Coach.
On November 23, the 97th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade may be broadcast on NBC and Peacock at 8:30 a.m.EST.
The American Family Association, the parent corporation of OMM, and Macy’s have both requested comment from The Post.
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