Drag Queen Story Hour is harmless. See for yourself.

I've noticed that a lot of people who rage about Drag Queen Story Hour have probably never attended the event. That's why I am featuring these two videos. Granted, I know that a lot of those who have raised a ruckus over the event aren't interested in seeing these videos. But I think putting them out there would do some good because they clear up a lot of misconceptions.

The opponents of Drag Queen Story Hour rely on  inferences and ugly stereotypes about  gays supposedly "sexualizing" or "recruiting" children. That's a lie. Nothing is done secretly or sneakily.  It has nothing to do with harming children in any way, shape, or form. Drag Queen Story Hour is comedy, a farce, no different than a clown show or children being read to by adults dressed up like superheroes. No one has ever accused someone reading to children while dressed as Superman of tricking them into thinking they could fly.

Children enjoy Drag Queen Story Hour. They enjoy the vibrancy, the festivity,  the costumes, and especially the books. And their parents enjoy it too. That's why they bring their children. And that's why many of them attend it with their children. Folks attacking Drag Queen Story Hour claim that they are protecting children and the autonomy of the family. But the way they deliberately dismiss the event's popularity only tells me that they are solely interested in forcing their views of  family on other families who didn't ask for their opinion. Isn't that what they accuse Drag Queen Story Hour of doing?

The controversy stems from the fact that drag culture came from the LGBTQ community. Unfortunately some people think everything coming from our community has to do with sexual intercourse. No matter how diverse the LGBTQ culture is (and many of us are very family-oriented), the only thing they think about when it comes to us is sex, sex, sex.  Sometimes, I get the impression that some people think about members of the LGBTQ community having sex more than we actually engage in sex.

That ignorance is the problem, not a bunch of drag queens innocently seeking to uplift the minds and spirits of children through books.