Actress Charlize Theron said she will “fuck off” anyone who criticizes drag queens while speaking at an event opposing laws that try to prevent children from watching drag performances.
Theron made an appearance on the ‘Drag Isn’t Dangerous’ telethon, which featured live and pre-recorded appearances by performers in Hollywood and within the drag community.
The Mad Max star took some time to praise drag queens and suggested that he would make up with anyone who went after them.
Theron, whose adopted son now identifies as a female, said children face greater dangers in the world, apparently citing gun violence, which she has spoken out against in the past.
‘We love you queens! We’re in your corner, we’ve got you, and I’ll fuck anyone who’s trying to fuck anything with you,” she said at the event.
“In all seriousness, there are so many things that are hurting and really killing our children, and we all know what I’m talking about right now.”
Actress Charlize Theron has said she will “fuck off” anyone who criticizes drag queens at an event opposing a recent spate of laws that seek to prevent children from watching drag performances.
The Oscar winner said that “if you’ve ever seen a drag queen lip sync her life, it only makes you happier, it only makes you love more.” She makes you a better person.
“F***, if I could do a deadly drop right now I would, but I’d probably like to break my hip,” he said, referencing a popular drag move.
He ended his time by asking viewers to “support all the great organizations that are helping make all this nonsense go away the way it should, all these incredibly stupid policies.”
Tennessee became the first state to explicitly ban drag performances in public spaces after Gov. Bill Lee signed the provision into law hours after the measure passed the state Senate.
Drag shows have become the target of conservative criticism, as a host of other anti-drag bills have been introduced in at least fourteen other states, including Kentucky, Texas, Missouri to name a few.
The language in the numerous bills is similar to the Tennessee bill, which prohibits “adult cabaret performances” in public places where minors may watch.
In the Tennessee bill, ‘adult cabaret’ is defined as ‘adult-oriented performances’ that include ‘male or female impersonators’.
Theron has regularly posted her support for the LGBTQ community on social media and last year was seen pouting in a photo with two people dressed as women.
In April 2019, she revealed to DailyMail.com that her eldest son, seven-year-old Jackson, was adopted as a baby and introduced to the world as a female-identified child.
“Yeah, I thought it was a boy too,” Charlize nods briskly. ‘Until she looked at me when I was three and said, ‘I’m not a boy!’
‘There you go! I have two beautiful daughters that, like any parent, I want to protect and see thrive.
‘They were born as they are and exactly where in the world they both find themselves as they grow up, and who they want to be, is not for me to decide.
Theron made an appearance at the event Sunday via Zoom on the ‘Drag Isn’t Dangerous’ telethon, which showcased live and pre-recorded appearances from performers in Hollywood and within the drag community.
The Monster star took some time to praise drag queens and suggested that he would make up with anyone who went after them.
Theron, whose adopted son now identifies as a female, said children face greater dangers in the world, apparently citing gun violence, which she has spoken out against in the past. She is pictured here with her two daughters, Jackson and August.
“My job as a parent is to celebrate them and love them and make sure they have everything they need to be who they want to be.
“And I will do everything in my power to ensure that my children have that right and are protected within that.”
Later that year, Theron admitted that her daughter Jackson’s transgender journey is still “pretty new” territory for her family, in an interview with Pride Source.
Theron was joined by notable drag stars, who performed at the event, including Bob the Drag Queen, Divina De Campo, Jinkx Monsoon, Trixie Mattel, Peppermint and Eureka O’Hara.
Celebrities joining Theron and Eisenberg include Elizabeth Banks, Margaret Cho, David Cross, Whitney Cummings, Billy Eichner, Marcia Gay Harden, Leslie Jones, Adam Lambert, Melissa McCarthy, Kelly Osbourne, Orville Peck, Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Amber Tamblyn, and Ali Wong.
Eisenberg said in a statement: “The recent demonization of drag culture has been very disturbing and completely shocking.
“I have had the pleasure of meeting many drag performers, including one of my idols, the incomparable Trixie Mattel, over the past few years.”
Silverman said in a statement: “The value of these fake politicians is unfathomable. The number one killer of children is guns and these NRA pawns sidetrack it with a completely made up problem that endangers the drag community. The hypocrisy is staggering.
Theron and Jesse Eisenberg are among the celebrities who participated in the Drag Isn’t Dangerous Sunday online telethon.
The event featured an all-star cast of drag stars and Hollywood celebrities scheduled to appear.
Adam Lambert is among the group of personalities who made an appearance
Jacob Slane, co-founder of production company Producer Entertainment Group, which organized Sunday’s telethon, said: “We are fed up.”
“These bans are not just for trans people or drag performers. It is a systematic subjugation of LGBTQ people.
“Through the Drag Isn’t Dangerous campaign, we want to show that drag performers are not dangerous hairdressers, sexual deviants, criminals or whatever the latest evangelical slur of the day is.”
Slane noted, “We want to raise awareness and funds to make a difference in the lives of LGBTQ people who are under attack.”
Peppermint and comedian Justin Martindale are slated to co-host the event.
The event was promoted to combat the controversial laws that are being promoted in the US.
Arizona and Arkansas removed reference to drag programs from their bills earlier this year.
Meanwhile, in March, the Idaho House of Representatives voted to pass a bill restricting the performance of public drag performances that contain ‘sexual conduct.’
In Kentucky, Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that same month to put limits on drag performances, as supporters touted it as a child protection measure and opponents called it an unconstitutional attack on LGBTQ groups.
The measure won the approval of the Senate in a vote of 26-6 after a long debate.
In Missouri, lawmakers introduced House Bill 1364 on March 1. The bill would criminalize participating in, organizing, or authorizing the viewing of an adult cabaret performance on public property, including drag performances.
Last week, Montana lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Greg Gianforte that would ban events where drag performers read to children at public schools, libraries or other publicly funded venues.
Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia have also pushed similar bills.
