Commentary
On Fathers’ Day weekend, as part of June Pride Month, four public libraries in Sonoma County, California, chose to hold “Drag Story Hours” with a “Drag King named Vera” as the presenter. The events on Saturday were in Petaluma (where the largest number of parents and children attended—132 in total at room capacity) and Rincon Valley in Santa Rosa. The events on Sunday were in the town of Windsor and downtown Santa Rosa.
Various conservative and Christian groups protested the four drag story hours, and I was also among the protesters. The protesting groups were Sonoma County Eagle Forum, Save Our Sonoma, Sonoma County Parents Stand Up for Our Kids, a Christian prayer group, and the Warner family, who made 50 signs and generously donated them to the cause….