Controversy over NC restaurant's drag bingo

There's controversy in Union County. Many people have called for the City of Monroe to shut down a local restaurant because of their drag bingo events. If you ask Cress Barnes or Carley Englander, owners of East Frank Superette and Kitchen in Monroe, they said Saturdays are full of energy. Drag queens take center stage. “We sell out every single time we do it," Barnes said. "We all came to this town to do something different," Englander said. A few months back, a photo was taken of a child at one of the drag show events. Barnes said the child was in attendance with his father and was singing along with the performers. "All of a sudden we were 'indoctrinating children and grooming children,'" Barnes said. There still is pushback across social media. East Frank Superette and Kitchen received email threats saying the business would regret ever coming to Monroe. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/loc...