![]() ![]() "It was meant to be an uplifting environment for those in the (Gay Straight Alliance) who don't always have all the support they need to get through the struggles in their lives," Doss told the Des Moines Register.ĭoss said that, after the online reaction, he first felt a little unsafe at school and was sad that people were taking the event and turning it into something malicious. ![]() He said the show was for those in the Gay Straight Alliance of all ages and that no one was forced to attend. Ankeny school district social media accounts, including the superintendent's, were then flooded with thousands of negative replies, with many of them accusing both district officials and the performers of being pedophiles and "grooming" students through a drag performance. Some of the replies said those involved should be imprisoned or put on a sex offender list, while others threatened violence.Ĭarson Doss, an Ankeny High School senior who performed as Vivian Von D at the end-of-year celebration, said that the show was meant to help students feel welcome and was entirely student-produced.
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