Rapid Response Memo: Planned Far-Right Protest to Grand Prairie, TX Drag Event

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On Wednesday, December 13, Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme (former contestants on RuPaul’s Drag Race) will show their holiday special at Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas at 8 PM. The two drag queens have toured their show for six years now and are well-known in the LGBTQ+ community nationally. The CU Theater hosts this event every year, but this year the show is restricted to those 18 and over because of a new state law. BDI has observed an online call for mobilization by the fascist network known as the New Columbia Movement (NCM), who plan to “pray against” the show that they describe as an “outrageous Christmas drag show.”

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Rapid Response Memo: Far-Right Convoy to U.S. South-West Border States

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From January 29 to February 3, "Take Our Border Back" will host the "2024 Southern Border Convoy." This event will feature demonstrations and rallies in key border towns such as Eagle Pass, Texas; Tucson, Arizona; and San Ysidro, California. A flyer distributed as part of the convoy's promotional materials contains terminology indicative of nativist or anti-immigrant sentiments, framing immigration and the border as a significant threat to national security. This language is commonly associated with extremist ideologies, particularly those of the far right.

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