A group of men reportedly shouted anti-LGBTQ slurs during a 'Drag Queen Story Hour' for young children.
A group of men reportedly shouted anti-LGBTQ slurs during a"Drag Queen Story Hour" for young children.SAN LORENZO, Calif. — Authorities were investigating a possible hate crime after a group of men allegedly shouted homophobic and anti-LGBTQ slurs during a Drag Queen Story Hour at a San Francisco Bay Area library, a sheriff’s official said.
Deputies responded to the San Lorenzo Library Saturday afternoon following reports of a disturbance during the reading for preschool-aged children in celebration of Pride Month, said Lt. Ray Kelly with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.that the group disrupted the event, shouting “tranny” and “pedophile.” The disruption “totally freaked out all of the kids” and the group “attempted to escalate to violence,” he wrote.
Kelly said the sheriff’s office plans to post deputies at future story-hour events at the library “to deal with any disruptors.”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. Among those arrested was Thomas Rousseau of Grapevine, Texas, who has been identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as the 23-year-old who founded the group.
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