More than 12,000 people and counting have signed a new MoveOn petition created by the Qommittee for Drag which demands that federal law enforcement monitor and protect against all threats against drag and Pride events on the heels of three consecutive years of harassment, armed protests, and death threats against the events.

The Qommittee for Drag calls for the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to create and maintain a comprehensive, publicly-available database tracking all threats to Pride and drag events; commit to robust monitoring of threats at upcoming pride celebrations; and issue public statements condemning anti-LGBTQ extremism and affirming their commitment to protecting the community.

Check out the Qommittee petition on MoveOn’s site here.

Last year, GLAAD released a report detailing more than 160 protests and threats targeting drag events since early 2022, many of them carried out by violent hate groups like Proud Boys, white supremacists, and other far-right extremists. 

“This Pride Month, violent groups are still targeting the LGBTQ+ community,” the petition reads. “Yet federal law enforcement agencies have been virtually silent about these domestic extremist threats. Hateful politicians want to intimidate us and legislate against our art and identities. But we will not be silenced. Qommittee is an organization of drag artists, many of whom have faced these threats directly. We demand safety and the freedom to express ourselves and our pride in every community.”