Protesters clashed in the West Village on Sunday afternoon over a first-of-its-kind Drag Story Hour Read-A-Thon hosted by Attorney General Letitia James, resulting in one opponent being cuffed.
, public children’s readings in which local drag queens read books to families, has galvanized New Yorkers and Americans alike over the last few years. While many support the readings, some opponents have politicized the topic, pushing false claims that the events sexualize children.
Sunday’s event — hosted by James in partnership with a coalition of advocacy organizations and supported by a bevy of other elected officials — turned the traditional hour-long reading into a four-hour event brimming with inclusive, LGBTQ+ friendly arts and crafts. “I’m not against gay people. You could do whatever you want. My thing is why are you pushing it on children?” one 33-year-old protester charged. “When I was a child, we were allowed to be children!”
Counter-protesters waved rainbow flags and attempted to block out those yelling obscenities by singing songs and dancing.One man attempted to attack press covering the event, resulting in his arrest.“The LGBT Center is incredibly important to me personally, and to our community. The fact that there is a drag story hour and that the Attorney General of the State of New York is attending and is in support of this means something, to me,” Jay W.
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