Podcast – Drag Queen Story Hours Desensitizing Children; Guest: Linda Harvey
From the Drag Queen Story Hour website: “Drag Story Time are children’s events first started in 2015 by author and activist Michelle Tea in San Francisco (we also can throw in here that she’s a tarot card reader!) The stated goals are to “inspire a love of reading, while teaching deeper lessons on diversity, self-love and an appreciation of others.” The events, usually geared for children aged 3–11, are hosted by drag queens who read children’s books, and engage in other learning activities in public libraries. We’re going to look at the cancelled and now recently rescheduled Drag Queen Story Hour in Columbus. What’s the real purpose of Drag Queen Story Hours and does it play a role in sex ed that is now being taught in so many K-12 public schools.
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