According to the advocacy group GLAAD, there were 141 protests and attacks on drag events last year nationwide - most of them against story hours or brunches. Recent threats of protest and violence resulted in cancellations at an elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, and a LGBTQ center in Orlando, Fla. Armed Proud Boys members have stormed productions in San Francisco and New York. The books range from run-of-the-mill children’s titles to those with LGBTQ themes, like “Santa’s Husband” and “If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It,” written by a performer named Lil Miss Hot Mess.īut the story hours are increasingly attracting the attention and ire of right-wing extremists and conservative parents and politicians, some of whom insist that the events appeal to pedophiles. Some of the story times feature drag kings, or women performing as men.
Over the last two years, drag story hours - featuring men who dress as caricatures of women - have expanded into libraries, bars and schools in almost every state. “What do they hate so much about reading to kids?” O’Stayformore asked before the reading.
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