Church group warns about drag queen bingos
Mt. Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department wont host another drag queen bingo, but its not because of the drag, Chief Jerry Lucia said.
We didnt have the large crowd we thought, and then we had bingo players come here thinking theyd be playing bingo all night, Lucia said. They only played like eight games.
Still, the event raised almost $7,000, he said. For Sparkling Queens of Drag, a group that performs across the Mon Valley, a typical night will bring in between $5,000 and $30,000, founder Jeffrey Kaczynski said.
Several fire departments and local organizations have or will soon host drag queen bingos as fundraisers. In March, a group of pastors from Christians Uniting, a group of Christian churches and pastors in the Norvelt, Pleasant Unity area, sent letters to Mt. Pleasant area fire departments warning them about holding such events.
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