Five men believed to be affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys disrupted the event for children, shouting anti-LGBTQ+ slurs
of “rising hate and violence” targeting LGBTQ+ people. Over the weekend, police in Idaho arrested 31 members of a white supremacist group who planned to riot at a pride event there.
There are several drag queen story hour programs in the Bay Area, which organizers say offer kid-friendly entertainment while teaching children about diversity and community. “I thought the closet was the loneliest place, but I was wrong. It was being out in the open, vulnerable and alone. Drag Queen Story Hour is so important to me, and for our youth, because it converts our differences from shame into power,” Dulce toldPickle reads aloud during Drag Queen Story Hour at a Los Angeles library.
No arrests have been made, no one was physically harmed, and sheriff’s officials are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime and harassment of children, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Authorities said the five men involved were wearing black and yellow, colors associated with the far-right Proud Boys group, which can be seen in video of the disruption. “It appears the group of men may be affiliated with the Proud Boys organization,” said Kelly.
Kelly said the sheriff’s office plans to post deputies at future story-hour events at the library “to deal with any disruptors”.In Idaho, more than two dozen members of a white supremacist group were arrested near a pride event. Police say the 31 Patriot Front members had riot gear and were seen loading people into a U-Haul at a hotel parking lot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
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