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Pentagon Defends ‘Long-Standing Policy’ Decision to Cancel Drag Shows on Military Base

Pentagon Defends ‘Long-Standing Policy’ Decision to Cancel Drag Shows on Military Base
The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Nov. 29, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Dorothy Li
6/9/2023|Updated: 6/9/2023
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The Department of Defense (DOD) on June 8 confirmed its disapproval of hosting drag show events at U.S. military installations after Democrats urged to rethink the restriction.

Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, the press secretary for the department, told reporters that the ban on drag performance events was a “long-standing policy.”

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