Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets Into Social Media War With Drag Performer Brigitte Bandit After Falsely Labeling Her A ‘Man’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) got into a social media war with drag artist and activist Brigitte Bandit.

The Texas-based queen, who uses she/they pronouns and was born female, took to social media to clarify her gender identity and challenge Greene’s misinformed rhetoric.

Greene’s comments came after Bandit appeared on CNN to discuss her efforts to engage with both major political parties regarding the legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community in America.

In response to Bandit’s comment on how “scary it is” to see such offensive rhetoric from Trump and other lawmakers, Greene took to social media to criticize a clip of the drag performer.

“No, what’s scary is men pretending to be women reading gender cult lying books to our children, provocatively dancing nearly nude in public spaces, and taking over our bathrooms, sports, and private spaces,” she said. “Women and children need protection from them.”

Undeterred, Bandit swiftly took to X to set the record straight and stated, “Hi Marjorie! I’m Brigitte, and I’m the queen in the clip. I’m born female and not a man. You are just proving that gender is socially constructed and have no idea what you’re talking about and why you should have no say in our lives.”

Bandit’s remarks illustrate the continued battle against misinformation and the vilification of LGBTQ individuals – mainly drag performers – by conservative politicians. The performer expressed concern that “real issues affecting our American women and children go ignored.” At the same time, queer people are “used as scapegoats for the issues they choose to allow to persist and even amplify with their rhetoric.”

This controversy comes amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation that has swept across the country, particularly in states like Texas, Tennessee and Missouri. In response, drag artists, such as Maxi Glamour from The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, have attended local government hearings in full drag to oppose these proposed bills.

A drag artist for many years, Bandit testified in front of U.S. District Judge David Hittner in August 2023 against Texas Senate Bill 12, which tried to limit performances that included drag. Hittner eventually found that Senate Bill 12 “impermissibly infringes on the First Amendment and chills free speech.” 

Greene recently fought with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) at a House hearing, and their exchange of insults generated national headlines.