What part of the city do you live in?

I saw the woman in yellow twice today on the E…

Thanks for the info—I did not know that. Do you have a link?

And the NYPD

Uh huh. And where do they normally perform?

Can’t say I’ve seen too many Queens soaking up starlight in Irish pubs, but that’s just me.

What do you mean “subsidizing”? Are you sure you know what that word means?

I pay 30+ cents in state and local taxes a gallon. I’m sure some of that money is going towards the financially insoluble MTA.

Try getting off of Long Island without paying an exorbitant amount in tolls and fares. Most of that money is subsidizing other projects across the state.

For some of us plebs with families to support, we need a car to get around because public transportation outside of Manhattan is shit and certain elected officials would rather convert former railway lines into… parks rather than repair them.

I have kids to take care of and can’t wait an extra 90 minutes both ways for shitty buses and trains.

Just because NYC is “progressive” and “diverse” does not mean that all communities equally support one other.

I personally would not take my kids to one of these events, and I resent being called a bigot or whatever for thinking the whole thing is stupid. I feel like there is a sick dynamic where the drag queens want the protestors to come out so they can say “see, people hate us”. They feed on it as some sort of negative validation.

I think it exposes children to issues that are not age appropriate (burlesque houses and gay bars are not kid friendly spaces) and that’s what bothers people.

Edit: other than the subway, where do drag queens normally appear in their full, glorious regalia? At their office jobs?

Yeah, right. The forecasts are usually pretty shit. Woke up expecting whatever the opposite of fire and brimstone is. Instead it was 52. Nice job.

Sorry for your loss.

People probably thought it was a gimmick to keep the seat next to you empty.

I think you mean “Feudal China” not ancient.

Ancient China would be the Zhou or Shang dynasties, maybe even the legendary Xia dynasty.

The Chinese 古代 period ends about 2000BC, based on this baidubaike (Chinese Wikipedia) article.

You mean the fact that streets on the opposite sides of Queens Boulevard might be numbered or named differently isn’t how it works elsewhere?

If I have a choice between E and F, I’m going with an E