During the San Francisco mayoral debate, Mayor London Breed challenged her opponent, Mark Farrell, to name three drag queens. Farrell was unable to do so, prompting Breed to criticize his knowledge of the LGBTQ community and his inability to name LGBT advisers. This incident has sparked debate over the relevance of such questions in political discourse, with some arguing that it detracts from more pressing issues like the city's fentanyl crisis, which has resulted in over 800 deaths annually. Critics have labeled Breed's actions as performative politics.
San Fran's mayor challenged her debate opponent to name three local drag queens to show voters he isn't fit to lead the city. No joke. 😂 https://t.co/0WspuwbDmj
During the San Francisco Mayoral debate, London Breed “exposed” a candidate by asking him to name 3 drag queens in San Francisco and he couldn’t. He then desperately rants that he’s super pro LGBTQ. What a clownshow 🤡 https://t.co/Wgn4lQUyHE
Ever wonder what you’d need to know to become mayor of San Francisco? Mayor Breed calls out her opponent for not being able to name 3 drag queens. My question? Why not four drag queens? https://t.co/zLvjWg762G
This is the problem with @LondonBreed and why she has to go. She thinks being able to name three drag queens is a more important quality to be mayor of our city than stopping over 800 deaths from fentanyl each year. This sort of performative politics (San Francisco is SO back)… https://t.co/KSJxdMhFA9
SF Mayoral Debate Watch --> Mayoral Candidates had an opportunity to ask 1 question of another candidate... Mayor Breed asked Mark Farrell to name 3 drag queens and called him out for not being able to name 3 drag queens or LGBT advisers at an event last week. However when… https://t.co/NgtY26RpU5