Solicitor: Planned Zelienople drag brunch doesn’t violate ordinance
A drag brunch, planned for Sunday, May 21, at a Zelienople restaurant, is not a violation of the borough’s ordinance relating to lewd or offensive material, according to review by the municipality’s solicitor.
The decision was outlined in a notice issued by Bonnie Brimmeier, the borough’s solicitor, to council members, borough manager Andrew Spence and police Chief James Miller. It is posted on the borough’s website.
A slew of negative messages about the event could be found Thursday, May 18, posted on the website of Burgh’ers, the restaurant hosting the event.
Fiore Moletz, one of the owners of Burgh'ers, said the restaurant has received criticism for planning the event, which he called “unbelievable hate.”
“The outrage is honestly mind-blowing to me,” Moletz said. “From phone calls we've been getting, it just seems like an uneducation about what a drag show is.”
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