A Drag Story Hour hosted by New York Attorney General Letitia James drew supporters and opponents.
Christine and her finance Drew took her young daughter Halena to the Drag Queen Story Hour Read-A-Thon and said they left satisfied.
Outside, their smiles were met with screaming from a few dozen protesters against Drag Story Hour and many dozens more who gathered in front of the"If this were 18-year-old Drag Queen Story Hour, go right ahead," one protester who disagrees with Drag Story Hour said. "But it's inappropriate for children." "Drag story hour is fabulous, it spreads joy, the children love it," a counter-protester said.
But there has been some pushback, most recently in Arkansas, where Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a new bill into law banning story hour from public places. Queens' council member Shekar Krishnan is discussing recent vandalism to his office over his support for the Drag Story Hour program.
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