Organisers said the stories include no sexual language nor are children exposed to sexual situations - and that it's protesters who are making it about sex.
Drag queens are "the mascots of LGBTQ rights", says Sebastian Samuel, the creator of Drag Queen Story Hour UK.
Aida H Dee The Storytime Drag Queen kicked off the UK tour of Drag Queen Story Hour at Reading Library.Aida H Dee is intended to be a positive LGTBQ role model for children, said Sebastian Samuel, the man behind the character. Once the event started, two protesters, who had entered the library with their children, stood up and said the story hour was "disgusting".The two protesters were escorted out by staff and the story hour continued."What is confusing is that these groups are attempting to create a sexual focus here where none exists by drawing attention to sex and sexuality," he said.
"At the time, I was shaky and it was emotional but this is my job, I refuse to let it affect me in any major way," he said."So many children out there don't get an LGBTQ+ role model because it's taboo. I was never told Alan Turing was a gay man, even though he was one of our greatest mathematicians.
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