“We must consider the long-term consequences.” “I am concerned that will force children into gender dysmorphia,” said Bill Williams, a resident of Haverford Township, during the meeting. Haverford residents packed a Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday night. Balena Canto, aims to “ children by teaching diversity, friendship and acceptance through reading children’s stories.” A part of the library’s “Pride Day” festivities, the one-hour all-ages event, hosted by drag performer Ms. In the end, that event went off without a hitch, but now the Haverford Township Free Library is facing similar criticism over its Drag Queen Storytime event scheduled for Saturday, June 15th. “I get choked up when I look out and see these parents exposing their children to different lifestyles.” “ this amazing pride book for children that covers everything from Dykes on Bikes to leather daddies,” Ian Morrison, a drag queen performing at the museum, told Philadelphia magazine at the time. Last year, for example, backlash ensued when Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum announced it would host an event called Drag Queen Storytime during its Pride Family Festival in June. Since its formation in 2015 by a San Francisco writer, Drag Queen Story Hour, in which drag performers do public readings of books with themes of inclusion and acceptance aimed at young audience, has become a phenomenon at libraries around the country - and a target for anti-LGTBQ protests.
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