Drag queen story hours for children grow across the U.S. So does the backlash
The San Francisco Public Library held the first drag queen story hour in December 2015, and it could have been the last. Instead, a cultural phenomenon was born.
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The San Francisco Public Library held the first drag queen story hour in December 2015, and it could have been the last. Instead, a cultural phenomenon was born.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended Thursday sending drag queens to public schools and libraries, saying that inviting flamboyant female impersonators to read to young children promotes "a love of diversity."
Being fabulous isn't cheap.
A New York City non-profit bringing “Drag Queen Story Hour” to public schools for children as young as age 3 received more than $200,000 in taxpayer funding in the past five years, city records show.