New Mexico
‘Lewd’ drag queen performance at New Mexico high school senior prom has parents outraged
Parents were left fuming last week when a scantily-clad drag queen performed at a New Mexico high school senior prom.
A viral video from Atrisco Heritage Academy High School’s senior prom showed the drag artist — identified by local outlets as Mythica Sahreen — dancing as dozens of teenagers watched on.
Some girls even joined in on the fun and danced with Sahreen, who wore a bodysuit and thigh-high boots and padded pantyhose to give the illusion of larger hips.
The kids’ parents, however, slammed the show as “lewd” and “highly inappropriate,” and were left questioning how the school administration could have invited such a performer for the teenage party.
“Why were the parents not warned that this was going to be happening at a school function? It’s still a school function, parents should still be made aware of the situation whether it’s a dance at school, sports, parents should be made aware of what is happening,” Morgan, the mother of a student at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, told KRQE News 13.
Morgan added that she’s sent multiple children to Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, but didn’t have any issues until the 2023-24 academic year.
“This year it just seems like they’re failing, they’re failing the students, they’re failing the parents, to me it’s a fail all around,” she continued.
“What did they think they were going to get out of it? Like that’s so inappropriate,” said another parent, who asked to remain anonymous.
Another parent said she requested a refund for her children’s prom ticket.
The performance has also had negative repercussions on Sahreen, who told KRQE News 13 that he was not hired for the prom, but had been invited.
Since the video gained national attention, the performer has received death threats and threats against his employer.
On Thursday, Sahreen had wiped disparaging and hateful comments from his social media page.
Albuquerque Public Schools told parents in a letter Wednesday that “the district is aware of the performance and has begun an investigation to determine what occurred and how students were impacted.”
How the drag queen was invited to the prom remains a mystery — but the school’s principal has since been quietly replaced at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School.
Neither the high school or the school district immediately responded to The Post’s request for comment.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
NEW MEXICO – Virgin Galactic plans a research flight on menstruation in space, aiming to study how microgravity could affect hormones and menstrual cycles on longer trips.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
The company plans to launch flights next year, and one of them will focus on the effects of microgravity on menstruation.
Two women researchers are currently training for the flight.
They say they hope to reveal how future space travel could affect hormones and the menstrual cycle, especially over long durations in space.
Grant’s Thursday Evening Forecast
Showers and thunderstorms will continue in eastern New Mexico tonight into Friday. Breezy winds will bring an elevated fire danger in the western half of the state.
Thunderstorms are firing up Thursday afternoon along and east of New Mexico’s central mountain chain while gusty south winds over 30 mph are driving an elevated fire danger across western parts of the state. Storms will continue spreading across eastern New Mexico through this evening, bringing locally heavy rainfall, lightning, small hail, and gusty winds. The winds will weaken later tonight, but showers and thunderstorms will keep going across eastern New Mexico overnight into early Friday morning.
A few spotty storms will redevelop Friday afternoon across eastern New Mexico, with a couple near the Texas state line capable of turning strong to severe. At the same time, breezy southwest winds will ramp back up across western New Mexico, with gusts over 35 mph creating another round of elevated fire danger. Storms will push east out of New Mexico Friday evening while winds gradually ease overnight.
Quieter and drier weather takes over this weekend. Temperatures Saturday afternoon will cool a few degrees but still stay near average for late May. Breezy afternoon winds will continue Saturday before lighter winds and warmer temperatures return Sunday.
Moisture will start building back into eastern New Mexico Monday, bringing a slight chance for thunderstorms near the Texas state line. Monday will also be the hottest day of the warming trend statewide. More moisture spreads into the eastern half of the state Tuesday, increasing storm chances along and east of the Rio Grande Valley by afternoon. Even deeper moisture arrives statewide by Wednesday and Thursday, fueling more widespread showers and thunderstorms through the middle of next week.
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