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A longtime teacher at a private Christian school in Texas was abruptly fired after attending a drag show in Houston with a co-worker earlier this month.
Courtesy Kristi Maris(HOUSTON) Two teachers say they were fired from their school after attending a drag performance and posting about it on social media.
Kristi Maris, one of the former teachers at the First Baptist Academy in Baytown, Texas, said she had worked at the school for roughly 20 years before she was terminated for attending a July 13 drag show at the Houston restaurant Hamburger Mary’s.
“They told me because I went to this show and posted a picture I wasn’t walking in a godly manner, so, that being said, please remove yourself from my page if this offends you, if you think this is ungodly, makes me a pedaphile [sic], or causes you to feel uncomfortable,” she wrote on Facebook.
Drag shows have become the target of threats and criticism across the country, as conservative politicians in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Montana, and others introduced or passed legislation that restricts drag performances in their state.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill in June th