After pushback from the mayor and her colleagues in the City Council, a councilwoman is defending her criticism of a taxpayer-funding program in which drag queens read stories to children in schools and libraries.
, "degeneracy," "child grooming," and "sexualization." She said that "adult drag performers have no business in our schools.". "This will not happen on my watch. Kids deserve a quality education free from political manipulation and sexual content."network, brings drag queens to read to children in schools, public libraries, and other community locations.
In a statement, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. said teaching children "empathy, acceptance and respect" is part of the mission of Drag Queen Story Hour.
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