Federal agency axes LGBTQ festival’s funding, says it ‘does not align’ with Trump’s priorities

Summary

An annual theater festival, the Criminal Queerness Festival, focused on LGBTQ playwrights from countries with repressive laws, is seeking online donations after losing a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA revoked the funding, citing a shift in priorities that exclude projects like this festival, which is critical for paying artists and supporting programming. Co-chair Jess Ducey expressed concern over the impact on the arts and the broader implications for marginalized communities amid ongoing legal battles against NEA’s new funding criteria influenced by a Trump executive order.

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