Activists Call for Boycott of Gay San Antonio Nightclub \u2018Pegasus\u2019 After Homocon Owner Announces 2020 Challenge of Joaquin Castro (D-TX)<\/b><\/p>\n
Activists in San Antonio are calling for a boycott of the gay<\/a> nightclub Pegasus after its gay<\/a> Republican owner Mauro Garza announced he\u2019s challenging Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) for his seat in Congress.<\/p>\n On Fri, Aug. 9, @Mauro4Texas<\/a> announced his @GOP<\/a> run for @USCongress<\/a> #TX20<\/a>. His club, The Pegasus, books drag performers from around the nation, we are calling for a nationwide boycott in an effort to defund his contributions to anti-LGBTQIA+ politicians\/platforms. #ProtestThePeg<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hEoUG0ctmE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Protest the Peg (@PegProtest) August 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Garza, a Trump supporter, regularly attacks the immigrant and transgender communities in social media posts, professes his love for Chick-fil-A, and celebrates homophobes like Karen Pence and Ted Cruz.<\/p>\n In 2018, he ran a failed campaign for the seat vacated by Lamar Smith.<\/p>\n SACurrent reports<\/a>: \u201cIf you don\u2019t remember Garza from the crowded 2018 TX-21 Republican primary, all you really need to know is that he\u00a0cavorted about<\/a>\u00a0in a red MAGA-esque cap with the slogan \u2018Make TX-21 Greater.\u2019 Consistent if anything, his social media feeds are awash with\u00a0Trump retweets<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0anti-AOC memes<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Said the activist group, which is tweeting under the handle Protest The Peg<\/a>: \u201cWe must stand together to ensure that political attacks on our community are denounced. We must work in unison to curtail monetary support of anti-LGBTQIA+ movements. Every time we spend our hard-earned dollars at Pegasus Nightclub, we are paying to support our oppression.\u201d<\/p>\n The group also made note that RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race star Kennedy Davenport performed at Pegasus recently and refused to honor the boycott:<\/p>\n \u201cWe understand there are many artists who rely on the entertainment industry as their source of income. We are fully aware of the limits systemic oppression can impose on us to secure employment and meet our needs. We recognize that our spaces are the safest for LGBTQIA+ talent to work. However, the LGBTQIA+ entertainment industry provides different platforms that reach large audiences. We ask that you use those platforms responsibly and refrain from contracting talent to attend or perform at Pegasus Nightclub.\u201d<\/p>\n We demand @Mauro4Texas<\/a> sell Pegasus & the property itself so that #LGBTQ<\/a> money no longer goes to supporting xenophobic, racist, misogynistic, and anti-LGBTQ ideologies. <\/p>\n We will continue the boycott until he\u2019s out of business or sells it all. #ProtestThePeg<\/a> #SanAntonio<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EqsIrRU45d<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Protest the Peg (@PegProtest) August 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n How can a gay<\/a> man<\/a> run as Conservative Republican? The party he\u2019s supporting doesn\u2019t like the fact that he\u2019s a gay<\/a> father. What traditions is he conserving\u2014a history of no rights, sodomy laws & raids at bars like the one he owns? #ProtestThePeg<\/a> #TX20<\/a> #LGBTQoftwitter<\/a> #LGBTQIA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/sT4v26NxBO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Protest the Peg (@PegProtest) August 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n
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