This Is What It's Like to Attend Drag Queen Story Hour
Most of the kids loved Valora Von Teese; only a few cried.
JANUARY 31, 2018
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Proud Boys Terrorize Drag Queen Story Hour in Nevada
A member of the Proud Boys approached the group of children at a public library with a rifle, causing them to scatter and scream.
JUNE 30, 2022
Drag Queen Story Hour: Now on Nina West's Instagram Live
The RuPaul's Drag Race alum is reading children's books on social media.
MARCH 18, 2020
Massachusetts Sues Neo-Nazis After They Target Drag Queen Story Hours
Attorney General Andrea Campbell sues NSC-131, a neo-Nazi group, citing civil rights violations and public safety disruptions at drag queen events and migrant shelters.
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Facebook Is Loving This Man’s Honest Depiction of Drag Queen Story Hour
The GOP makes it seem like drag queens are performing nightclub shows in front of kids at story hour events when they are actually inspiring children’s love of reading in over-the-top costumes.
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MARCH 9, 2023
Transphobe Disrupts Drag Queen Story Hour
Several children were exposed to a notorious anti-LGBT troll.
JUNE 13, 2018
Bomb threat cancels Massachusetts drag queen story hour
The right-wing Super Happy Fun America activist group was suspected of protesting outside the library but denied responsibility for the bomb threat.
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Drag Queen Story Hour Crashed by Woman Calling It a 'Perversion'
The woman disrupted an event at a bookstore in Riverside, Calif., where she spouted antigay rhetoric in front of the kids who were there.
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Pennsylvania Drag Queen Story Hour canceled amid bomb concerns
A planned library event in Lancaster became the latest target of right-wing extremists who forced its cancellation through threats of violence.
MARCH 26, 2024
Drag Queen Story Hour Nixed Due to Anti-LGBTQ Outcry
The event, to be held in Rye, N.Y., has been postponed indefinitely, but petitioners seek to reinstate it.
JANUARY 31, 2020
'Butch' Women Bikers Unite to Defend Drag Story Hour Event
They stood firm against those who yelled and screamed at people trying to enjoy a story with with a drag queen.
MAY 5, 2023
Far-right Thwarted by Drag Queen Story Hour Supporters With Umbrellas
Members of the group Parasol Patrol successfully blocked extremists at drag queen events across the national capital region.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Montana Outlaws Drag Queen Story Hours
The bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte goes further than others in specifically targeting the events.
MAY 25, 2023
Conservatives Wage War on Drag Queen Story Hour
A Lousiana mayor is fighting to stop the event, which encourages individuality and acceptance.
AUGUST 23, 2018
Protestors Clash Over Library's Drag Queen Story Hour
While it wasn't the first time the library has hosted a drag queen story hour, it was the first time it was protested against.
JANUARY 16, 2023
Philadelphia sets world record for drag queen story hour attendance
Hundreds of people listened to five drag queens read childrens’ books to establish a new Guinness World Record.
JUNE 4, 2024
This Drag Queen and Teacher Passionately Defends Drag Story Hour
If you’re wondering why men would dress in drag and read to kids, look no further than this story of a Colorado drag queen and educator.
MARCH 17, 2023
How to Support Drag Queen Story Hour With Community-Led Safety
The executive director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project shares the organization's plan to keep drag queen story hours fun and safe in the wake of white supremacist attacks.
JULY 5, 2022
Death Threats and a Sex Offender: Houston's Drag Story Hour Collapses
The children's event attracted protests and intimidation, which escalated after a former participant's criminal record was revealed.
MARCH 20, 2019
The Advocate's CEO Reflects on International Drag Day
"Drag is much more than just performance," writes Mark Berryhill.