Yesterday Tools He gave his first show in 2024 and, in addition to offering the public a powerful musical set, he stood out for his political positions. Lead singer Maynard James Keenan appeared on stage dressed as a drag queen: a muscular woman, implant-shaped breasts, dark glasses and a prominent mouth with red lips.
The progressive metal band performed at the Welcome To Rockville festival, which takes place in Daytona Beach, Florida, and took the opportunity to protest the laws of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, which in recent times has restricted the freedoms of drag queensattacked gender ideologies, the use of inclusive language and more.
Keenan showed solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community by dressing as a drag queen and footage from the show went viral, fulfilling the singer’s mission to make the message visible. From Tool, they shared the photos from that particular show on social media, but they didn’t make any public statement explaining their presentation..
As for what’s happening in Florida, one of DeSantis’ actions was to ban children from drag shows, as well as restrict the performance of those shows under legislation called the “Children’s Protection Act.” . Another aspect of this law that has created great controversy is that medical assistance to children is limited in the process of affirming sexual identity.
This law promoted by the Republican – who plans to launch his presidential candidacy – has prompted human rights and LGBTQ + activist groups to warn tourists against Florida, because it is not currently presented as a friendly destination to welcome diversities.
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