Air Force Includes Drag Show in Diversity Festival Events at Langley

Air Force Includes Drag Show in Diversity Festival Events at Langley
A US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft is parked inside a hangar at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia on Dec. 15, 2015. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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The U.S. military faced backlash over a planned drag show at its first diversity and inclusion event at an Air Force base in Virginia which was promoted as children-friendly.

The first-ever Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summer Festival was presented at Langley Air Force Base on July 30. According to the event website, the festival was to feature a number of guest speakers and cultural groups’ performances, as well as a drag show.