<p>An amusement park in the United Kingdom said it would no longer participate in Pride events after children witnessed an explicit drag performance by a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/drag-queens-debate-matt-walshs-famous-query-what-is-a-woman-on-tim-pools-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drag queen</a> named Crystal.</p>
<p>The owner of Adventure Island in Southend on Sea, Essex, has &#8220;humbly&#8221; apologized to his loyal customers for hiring the performer that left parents &#8220;horrified,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12310799/EXCLUSIVE-Family-theme-park-apologises-drag-queen-act-left-parents-horrified-Boss-confirms-not-future-Pride-celebrations-Ru-Pauls-Drag-Race-UK-star-used-angle-grinder-crotch-show.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> reported.</p>
<p>In a statement to the outlet, Philip Miller, executive chairman of Adventure Island, said there had been &#8220;confusion&#8221; as to &#8220;what we would allow or not.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Drag queen simulates sex acts in front of children at an “all ages family-friendly” drag show in Essex, UK <a href="https://t.co/XjY8L232ZQ">pic.twitter.com/XjY8L232ZQ</a></p>
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<p>&#8220;The grinding act was most definitely a nonstarter as we are ostensibly a family park and that is just not family entertainment,&#8221; Miller&#8217;s statement added.</p>
<p>&#8220;Rest assured we will not be rebooking this act or participate in any future PRIDE celebrations it&#8217;s just not for us, we tried to be inclusive but it has backfired on us.&#8221;</p>
<p>The apology comes after footage of an &#8220;all ages family friendly&#8221; drag show on Saturday surfaced online.</p>
<p>The video shows Crystal, who performed on the first season of the BBC&#8217;s Ru Paul&#8217;s Drag Race, scantily clad wearing fishnet tights, a leotard and high heels reportedly &#8220;wielding an angle grinder.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The drag queen, performing to the tune of the Scissor Sisters&#8217; hit Filthy/Gorgeous, can be seen making pelvic thrusting motions with his hips. According to the Daily Mail, Crystal &#8220;ran his hand up and down the angle grinder&#8221; then strikes it against his metal plate fixed to his crotch and made sparks fly.</p>
<p>One mother-of-two told the Daily Mail she loved the place, but would not return after seeing the clip.</p>
<p>&#8220;I won&#8217;t be going back and I won&#8217;t be taking my kids there,&#8221; she reportedly told the outlet.</p>
<p>&#8220;That is a line you don&#8217;t cross,&#8221; she added. &#8220;That tells me everything you need to know about how they value children.&#8221;</p>
<p>The drag queen in the video rejected the idea that his performance was inappropriate, telling the outlet, &#8220;My act is no different to what you might see on Britain&#8217;s Got Talent, from Lady Gaga on MTV, or from a street performer in Covent Garden.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is deemed &#8216;sexual&#8217; solely because I was performing in drag,'&#8221; Crystal added, noting it was his third year booked at the park for its Pride events.</p>

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