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Councilwoman Julie Thompson places statement on record about city efforts to "protect children" and all‑age drag shows
Summary
Councilwoman Julie Thompson read a prepared statement recounting past council steps—proclamations, policy updates, state statute changes—and asked that the statement be entered into the minutes to clarify the council's record regarding all‑age drag shows and protections for children.
Councilwoman Julie Thompson read a prepared public statement on Jan. 13 to set the official record regarding Monroe’s past and ongoing actions to "protect children" in response to social‑media claims.
Thompson recounted a sequence of steps the city and prior councils took: a Sept. 2022 proclamation limiting certain park and facility events to 18‑plus audiences; Dec. 2022 meetings with…
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