#Far-right religious groups protest my drag storytime events. Here’s why I won’t stop.

#Far-right religious groups protest my drag storytime events. Here’s why I won’t stop.

“Far-right religious groups protest my drag storytime events. Here’s why I won’t stop.” Isaac Maker, a.k.a. Betty Baker, waves to the crowd following last weekend’s Drag Queen Story Time in Peterborough, Ontario (Photograph courtesy of the subject) I’ve loved the arts since I was kid—piano lessons, painting and drawing, trips to the theatre in Peterborough…

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#Far-right religious groups protest my drag storytime events. Here’s why I won’t stop.

#Far-right religious groups protest my drag storytime events. Here’s why I won’t stop.

“Far-right religious groups protest my drag storytime events. Here’s why I won’t stop.” Isaac Maker, a.k.a. Betty Baker, waves to the crowd following last weekend’s Drag Queen Story Time in Peterborough, Ontario (Photo by Erika Mark) I’ve loved the arts since I was kid—piano lessons, painting and drawing, trips to the theatre in Peterborough with…

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#Kirk Cameron exaggerated ‘record’ turnout at book reading: library

#Kirk Cameron exaggerated ‘record’ turnout at book reading: library

“Kirk Cameron exaggerated ‘record’ turnout at book reading: library” Paging a statistician! Actor Kirk Cameron claims a record crowd showed up Thursday to hear him read his new Christian-themed children’s book at the Indianapolis Public Library. “This is a message to every library in the United States,” Cameron’s publisher, Brave Books, tweeted at the time. “In 137…

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#Manhattan Council Member Erik Bottcher’s home, office targeted by protesters

#Manhattan Council Member Erik Bottcher’s home, office targeted by protesters

“Manhattan Council Member Erik Bottcher’s home, office targeted by protesters” A Manhattan council member’s home and district office were targeted by anti-Drag Story Hour protesters who scribbled demeaning messages outside both locations Monday. The protestors allegedly vandalized the office hall and trespassed at the apartment building of Council Member Erik Bottcher, who attended a Drag…

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#Over 0K being spent on drag queen shows at NYC schools

#Over $200K being spent on drag queen shows at NYC schools

“Over $200K being spent on drag queen shows at NYC schools” New York is showering taxpayer funds on a group that sends drag queens into city schools — often without parental knowledge or consent — even as parents in other states protest increasingly aggressive efforts to expose kids to gender-bending performers. Last month alone, Drag…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 29, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — May 29, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — May 29, 2022” Med-weight blightDouglas Murray’s column on obesity mentions that people with genetic or bone-structure issues should not be shamed because of their size (“Talk about obesity risks? Fat chance,” May 20). Unfortunately, he should have included side effects of certain medications, especially anti-seizure drugs. My twin sister has…

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#Dad gets drag queen makeover from influencer son

#Dad gets drag queen makeover from influencer son

“Dad gets drag queen makeover from influencer son” A popular influencer from the UK has gone viral with a TikTok video showing him giving his father a full drag queen makeover. Alex Ullah, 23, transformed his 54-year-old dad, Joe Ullah, with a “Euphoria”-inspired makeup look in the now-viral video. “He was so shocked at his…

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#This farmer moonlights as a drag queen

#This farmer moonlights as a drag queen

“#This farmer moonlights as a drag queen” Farming isn’t such a drag for this drag queen. An enterprising UK performer, who goes by “Boo La Croux” on stage, spends his days focusing on agriculture, but his free time on drag culture. “I absolutely love drag and horse riding so it has been nice to focus…

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