Drag Storytime returns to the Okanagan Regional Library
Library CEO Danielle Hubbard tells Global news hosting events like this shows the library is a safe and inclusive space.
“I think it’s a really important gesture of solidarity and support for our gender diverse members of our community,” said HubbardI think it’s also a very important program for anyone in Kelowna and the Okanagan just to see that there are a diverse array of human beings in our world.”Advocacy Canada president Wilbur Turner says, although the event comes with much enthusiasm, it is also surrounded in controversy.
“We also see that the online, social media comments and so on that come out around these events are really a lot of hate comments and virtual,” said Turner. “A lot of misinformation and saying this is sexualizing a child which is totally not. Calling people in the community groomers and pedophiles and it’s really harmful rhetoric.”‘Drag Story Time’ at Coquitlam library sparks protest and counter protest
Both The Kelowna Pride Society and Advocacy Canada along with the library know that protesters are planning to show up to the event.“We live in a country where people have the right to protest. But I think it’s still fair to ask that those pro-tests be expressed respectfully.”Drag Storytime is scheduled for Jan. 28th at 11 a.m. Freida Whales will be the guest reader. The event is geared towards children but everyone is welcome to join.
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