Neo-Nazi and Anti-LGBTQ+ Opponents Target Pride Celebration in Oakdale, California
Summary
The article reports on anti-LGBTQ+ bigots, including a known neo-Nazi named Joshua Arbues, who attended an Oakdale City Council meeting to oppose an upcoming Pride celebration featuring a drag performance. The opponents parroted far-right conspiracy theories about drag events threatening children, echoing rhetoric from Republican politicians and Fox News. The article frames this as an attempt to intimidate and shut down the Pride event in Oakdale, California.
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· 3 pulledAnti-LGBTQ+ bigots including violent neo-Nazis want to shut down Pride in Oakdale, CA.
In late June, anti-LGBTQ+ bigots came out to an Oakdale City Council meeting to attack plans for an upcoming Pride event which was supposed to happen at a local park, claiming that the planned drag performance was a threat to local children, parroting far-Right conspiracy theories pushed by Republican politicians and corporate outlets like Fox News.
Among those in the audience who came out to oppose the upcoming Pride celebration was Joshua Arbues, a pro-Hitler neo-Nazi
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