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The Child Advocacy Center of Greater Rochester in New York canceled a drag bingo fundraiser following community backlash, with some critics arguing that such an event contradicts the organization's mission of supporting abused, traumatized children.

The fundraiser, intended to raise money on the center's behalf, was scheduled for Aug. 17. Ed Popil, a celebrity drag queen who goes by the name Mrs. Kasha Davis Popil, would have been one of the performers at the event.

In response to an inquiry from The Christian Post, a spokesperson for the center shared the organization's Thursday statement announcing the cancellation.

The center said it was involved in "challenging and emotional conversations" and acknowledged the feelings of anger and disappointment from its surrounding c

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