One Nation MLC Sarah Game has again displayed her determination to stand up for parents and taxpayers – this time earning support for helping to publicise a South Australian council’s plans to stage a kids’ storytime conducted by a local drag queen.
Since being elected in 2022 Sarah has introduced various bills to defend family integrity and children’s rights, including the Education and Children’s Services (Parental Primacy) Amendment Bill 2024 that aims to give parents more control over the education their children receive on issues of morality, ethics, politics, social values, and identity – including gender and sexuality.
This latter platform saw Sarah respond to constituents who raised concerns about a planned show titled “Rainbow Storytime”, scheduled to take place today (Monday 15 July) at the Salisbury Community Hub Library.
Part of a school holiday program, the event is featuring Adelaide drag performer Fifi, who will read stories such as “Chicken Divas” and “Just the Way We Are” to children of all ages.
Initially, Sarah wrote to the SA Minister for Local Government, plus the Minister for Education, outlining her concerns and the concerns of locals, who were outraged at the Salisbury City Council’s plans.
Sarah told the ministers that numerous people had voiced their view that shows with adult themes – such as drag acts – are inappropriate for young audiences and said that public funds should never be used for such events.
She asked about the criteria used to determine the appropriateness of such content, plus the frequency of council-organised events involving adult-themed content.
“Public institutions must run with integrity and transparency, ensuring that taxpayer funds are spent in a way that is consistent with the expectations and values of the community,” she told the ministers.
Following that letter, Sarah last week featured in a front-page article in the Adelaide Advertiser about the planned show, telling the paper she believes it is “totally inappropriate for young children” to be encouraged to question their “gender identity and gender fluidity”.
“There’s a growing concern in the community about teaching children about gender fluidity because we don’t really understand the impact that has on young minds,” Sarah said.
“They’re adult concepts and it’s confusing for children; I think we just need to allow children to be children, and let them grow up and be who they are without these other influences.”