- The U.S. State Department says it is important for American taxpayers to promote drag events in Ecuador because doing so brings “tolerance” and encourages Ecuadorians to “express themselves freely and safely.”
- On Friday, The Free Press reported that the State Department gave a $20,600 grant to the Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano, a nonprofit organization in Ecuador, to organize and host drag events. U.S. diplomats said little about the grant at the time.
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But on Sunday, Newsmax reported that the State Department defended the grant as a tool to boost inclusion.
- In September, an unidentified spokesperson told Newsmax, the State Department “awarded a grant to the Centro Cultural Ecuatoriano Norteamericano Abraham Lincoln, a U.S.-Ecuadorian cultural center in Cuenca, Ecuador, for a program that uses the arts to raise awareness about diversity and inclusion.”
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State Dept: U.S. Taxpayer Grant For Drag Shows In Ecuador ‘Essential’
State Dept: U.S. Grant For Drag Shows In Ecuador 'Essential'
