Trump culture warrior Ric Grenell calls for ‘diversity & inclusion’ after JD Vance got booed at Kennedy Center
“Diversity is our strength," Grenell said after Donald Trump has spent weeks railing against DEI.
March 14, 2025
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“Diversity is our strength," Grenell said after Donald Trump has spent weeks railing against DEI.
“Nobody uses that word in art — terminated,” one of the curators said.
“We’re not going to let people steal our joy,” D.C. drag queen Tara Hoot said.
People reacted strongly when they noticed that the vice president and his wife were attending a National Symphony Orchestra show.
“We believe in the power of music to educate and uplift, to foster love, understanding, and community, and we regret that this opportunity has been taken away,” chorus representatives said.
The show by the National Symphony Orchestra, “A Peacock Among Pigeons,” has been scrubbed from the entertainment venue’s website and ticketing system. It was scheduled for WorldPride this summer.
Trump said that he was specifically motivated to overhaul the center so he could end the drag shows it occasionally hosts.
"This president is demonizing a marginalized community in order to control the arts in America. It’s shameful, immoral, and weak," one performer told The Advocate before the march.
A collective of drag artists is taking to the streets of Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
“One way or the other, WorldPride is happening, and it’s our responsibility to make sure that WorldPride meets the moment of this time,” executive director Ryan A. Bos told The Advocate.
The longtime ally was given a title that doesn’t exist at the prestigious performance arts institution.
Tracing his path from opera singer to celebrated comic, the Chicago native reflects on fifteen years of connecting with audiences as a queer person, his marriage, and “not politics” in an interview with The Advocate.