Seven pastors in Westmoreland County have written a letter to local fire departments encouraging them not to use Drag Queen Bingo as a fundraiser. "In this era of the(#) MeToo movement, the last thing we wanted any of our fire departments experience would be a potential situation where an individual might have felt unwanted advances and then we certainly didn't want to see any of our local fire departments have to defend themselves against a potential lawsuit." said pastor Mark Werner.Werner wrote the letter on behalf of Christians Uniting. Werner wrote that drag queen bingo encourages touching, groping and fondling, adding that men and women may feel pressured to accept the advances. Jeff Kaczynski, also known as Lizza Lips, performs as a drag queen with Sparkling Queens of Drag. They are set to perform for the Calumet Volunteer Fire Department's fundraiser July 20. Kaczynski said their show is in good fun, and profitable to the volunteer fire departments."There are a couple departments that have raised $23,000, $28,000," said Kaczynski. "It depends on the crowd, and when the crowd comes they're not just getting bingo, they're getting an entertainment."Calumet's drag queen bingo is scheduled at Kecksburg VFD on July 20.

Seven pastors in Westmoreland County have written a letter to local fire departments encouraging them not to use Drag Queen Bingo as a fundraiser.

"In this era of the(#) MeToo movement, the last thing we wanted any of our fire departments experience would be a potential situation where an individual might have felt unwanted advances and then we certainly didn't want to see any of our local fire departments have to defend themselves against a potential lawsuit." said pastor Mark Werner.


Werner wrote the letter on behalf of Christians Uniting. Werner wrote that drag queen bingo encourages touching, groping and fondling, adding that men and women may feel pressured to accept the advances.

Jeff Kaczynski, also known as Lizza Lips, performs as a drag queen with Sparkling Queens of Drag. They are set to perform for the Calumet Volunteer Fire Department's fundraiser July 20. Kaczynski said their show is in good fun, and profitable to the volunteer fire departments.

"There are a couple departments that have raised $23,000, $28,000," said Kaczynski. "It depends on the crowd, and when the crowd comes they're not just getting bingo, they're getting an entertainment."



Calumet's drag queen bingo is scheduled at Kecksburg VFD on July 20.