Kicking off Pride Month strong! Philadelphia secured a new Guinness World Records title for the “largest attendance at a drag queen story time reading.”
The City of Brotherly Love secured a new Guinness World Records title for the “largest attendance at a drag queen story time reading.”Taking place at the National Constitution Center, performers read children’s stories to a record-setting audience of 263 people.Brittany Lynn, drag performer, LGBTQIA+ activist, literacy advocate and head of the award-winning Philly Drag Mafia, served as emcee for the event.
Philadelphia, the birthplace of America, today secured a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the “largest attendance at a drag queen story time reading.”“Philadelphia is where our country was founded, where the Declaration of Independence was debated and signed and where some of the most significant LGBTQIA+ moments in U.S. history took place,” said Mark Segal, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News.
“Creating history-making moments like we’ve done today, hosted on land synonymous with our country’s fight for fundamental rights and freedom, serves as a powerful reminder of the resiliency, talent and culture that make up the fabric of our great American city.”
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