Drag story hour events, in which a drag performer reads aloud to children, have been targeted by anti-LGBTQ protesters who push false claims that these events sexualize children, resulting in intense protests and frequent arrests as politicians continue to politicize the topic.
July 23, 2022Three were arrested in Boston, reportedly including the leader of local white supremacist group Nationalist Social Club, after about 20 men protested a story hour at the Loring Greenough House, shouting anti-LGBTQ slurs and taunting demonstrators who arrived in support of the event.
July 28, 2022A woman was arrested in Bristol, United Kingdom, on suspicion of assault as protesters disrupted a drag story hour at the Henleaze Library, resulting in the event’s postponement.
August 25, 2022Two were arrested in Berkshire, U.K., at separate story hour protests, one in Woodley and one in Wokingham.
December 10, 2022A man was arrested after allegedly getting into an altercation with a police officer after confronting a group of anti-drag protesters at a Manhattan library.
December 29, 2022At least one was arrested after protests grew “vicious” outside the Queens Public Library in Jackson Heights, where both supporters and protesters, including the Proud Boys, gathered.
February 11, 2023London police arrested one person on suspicion of making a racially aggravated comment toward police at a drag storytime event at the Tate Britain art gallery.
February 28, 2023Another person was...
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