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ACLU Targets Republican For Refusing To Host Drag Queen Performers With Down Syndrome

Amanda Prestigiacomo
ACLU Targets Republican For Refusing To Host Drag Queen Performers With Down Syndrome
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a complaint against congressional Republican candidate Peter Meijer, 31, for refusing to host a drag queen performance at a venue he owns from a group of performers with Down syndrome dubbed “Drag Syndrome.”

Meijer, who is running for the seat currently occupied by Rep. Justin Amash in Michigan, said he could not provide his venue for the drag show in good conscience out of concern that the members of the troupe are being exploited.

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