How Drag Queens became a Trojan Horse to promote militant trans ideology to children…and why parents who say the lewd shows – that can feature bondage gear and nipple tassels – aren’t suitable for youngsters are derided as ‘bigots’

Clad in thigh-high rubber boots with 6in heels and a tiny skin-tight skirt, drag queen Copper Topp is an enthusiastic performer on the drag circuit.

Recent footage of her act, taken at the Honor Oak pub in Lewisham, South-East London, shows a lively audience whooping their approval as ‘Copper’ gyrates provocatively on the floor before hitching her skirt to the waist and thrusting her crotch back and forth.

Not everyone is thrilled by the spectacle, however: in one corner of the makeshift stage, a small girl — no more than three — looks on with what can only be described as puzzlement.

You might wonder, of course, why the baffled-looking toddler is there at all. Wasn’t it past her bedtime?

Far from it: this was a ‘family friendly’ drag show hosted at 11am on a Saturday morning, a time when many parents can more usually be found shivering in the local playground.

Read more: How Drag Queens became a Trojan Horse to promote militant trans ideology to children…and why parents who say the lewd shows – that can feature bondage gear and nipple tassels – aren’t suitable for youngsters are derided as ‘bigots’