"Sandy Claus and Scott the Elf | Screenshot NBC Palm Springs A "bah humbug Grinch" in the Palm Springs area is getting coal in his stocking after raising a stink about a "gay elf." An NBC Palm Springs viewer recently lodged his displeasure in a letter to the station over the elf's on-air appearance and on-lawns presence in the Coachella Valley for the outlet's "Holiday Lights" special. Together with drag queen Sandy Claus, the Christmas duo led viewers to some of the most spectacular holiday house displays in the gay-friendly desert community."
"'It's just some good clean holiday fun,' O'Brien said of the pair and their holiday lights tour. 'Who could be mad at that?' 'I'll tell you who,' the anchor ventured. 'It's Roy.' Apparently, Roy is 'disappointed in this year's program,' O'Brien shared. The desert-dwelling Scrooge suggests that 'the majority of the Coachella Valley does not believe there are 32 genders'; claims 'many of us prefer not to have a flaming drag queen and a retired gay elf prancing around our holiday yards'; and 'No one wants a sign in their yard saying that their display is drag queen approved.'"
A Palm Springs viewer objected to the appearance of a drag queen, Sandy Claus, and a gay elf on NBC Palm Springs' Holiday Lights program and on neighborhood yard displays. The viewer claimed many locals reject the idea of multiple genders and objected to signs indicating support for drag in yard displays. Anchor Tim O'Brien described the duo as joyful, clean holiday fun and identified the complainer as "Roy," reading his objections on air. O'Brien challenged the complaint's specifics, examined a yard sign on camera, and defended the pair's role showcasing festive local light displays.
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