Tasmania's education minister resists calls by a Christian lobby group to shut down a sold-out drag story time library event for toddlers — as the state's deputy premier declares he wouldn't take his children to see it.
abc.net.au/news/christian-lobby-anti-pussay-poppins-drag-library-launceston/101937194Tasmania's education minister is resisting calls to cancel a book reading by a drag queen at a state-run library, even as the state's deputy premier declared he "wouldn't be taking my children".
At a media conference on Monday, Deputy Premier Michael Ferguson was asked if he supported the library hosting the event. "A brief perusal of Pussay Poppins' website reveals the sexualised nature of this drag queen's adult entertainment repertoire," Mr Brohier said. "Drag storytimes are held in libraries around Australia and the world to promote diversity," Launceston Library said last week.
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