10-Year-Old Drag Queen ‘Sparkles' in Portland Pride Parade

An LGBTQ+ group offered protection for a 10-year-old drag queen at Portland, Oregon’s, Pride Parade, after online backlash had their family fearing for their safety. Sparkle, who uses the pronouns they/them, had received a lot of support online, but after an all-ages drag show performance, Sparkle, and her mother Michelle Porter, started to receive hateful comments online.