DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 16, 2022) — It is with heavy hearts that we of One Human Family QCA have learned of the emails received by Clock Inc, threatening their planned Youth Drag Show.
Such threats reveal some of the darkest corners of the soul of our nation. It is a stain upon our community that there are those among us who would offer such threats. Directing threats against our youth is an outrage that strikes at the hearts of all Quad Citians of conscience.
We applaud Clock Inc’s decision to cancel the Youth Drag Show, putting the safety of its youth above all else. We encourage you will support their important work.
We stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ neighbors! Refusing to be intimidated by those so filled with hate that they would threaten to attack children, they are moving ahead with the Pride Parade and Pride Event, scheduled for this coming Saturday, June 18. Now more than ever, support these events as an act of defiance and resistance to the forces of hate that lurk in our community. As our local LGBTQ+ community refuses to buckle under such threats, Quad Citians of good will should stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them.
The Pride Parade starts at the TaxSlayer Center at 4PM and ends at the Bass Street Landing Pride starting at 5PM. One Human Family will be at both events furthering education and outreach as we seek to live up to our mission statement: to welcome and protect the life, dignity, and human rights of all people in all places in our community.
Nonviolence: We are dedicated to affecting change through peaceful means and are committed to the principles of nonviolent resistance.
