Boston Public Library Hosting 10 Drag Queen Story Hour Events This MonthBy Tom Joyce | June 17, 2024, 20:00 EDTPrinted from: https://newbostonpost.com/2024/06/17/boston-public-library-hosting-10-drag-queen-story-hour-events-this-month/
 A drag queen performer presents at an unidentified public library event for children. Photo from Drag Queen Story Hour web site. Boston Public Library isn’t hosting one Drag Queen Story Hour this month. It’s hosting 10. The library’s web site initially said on May 30, 2024 that it would host nine of these events over the month of June — which it recognizes as Pride Month. However, the library added one more last week that wasn’t previously scheduled. The suggested age range for all of those events is 3 to 8 years old, according to their event listings. Here is a list of those events:
Here is a description of Drag Queen Story Hour, according to the Drag Story Hour web site:
A NewBostonPost reporter attended a Drag Queen Story Hour hosted by Just JP at Plymouth Public Library in June 2021, and the drag performer read books that promoted a pro-homosexuality and pro-transgenderism message. Just JP, a man, wore a dress, a hairpiece made out of fake flowers, and makeup. Just JP hosted the event with a drag king called Nuqueer, who appeared to be a woman with a mustache wearing a blue wig. The first book the two read was called Neither. It is about a creature born in a society of blue bunnies and yellow birds that doesn’t fit the society’s binary system. The main character is a green animal with bird wings and legs, but has rabbit ears. The About section for the book on Amazon says: “This colorful, simple, and touching story promotes diversity and offers a valuable lesson to the youngest of audiences: it is our differences that unite us.” The second book, Red: A Crayon’s Story, was about an incorrectly labeled crayon. It was about a blue crayon that had a red label and suffered an identity crisis as a result. A third book they read is called Julian Is A Mermaid. It’s about a boy who dressed up as a mermaid; he didn’t know what his grandmother would think, but she supported him. Mermaids do not exist, but the definition of a mermaid (according to Merriam-Webster) is “a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish.” The final book they read was Be Who You Are. It’s a book that, according to the author’s web site, “encourages kids to be proud of who they are inside.” The book encouraged kids to wear what they want, speak their own language, and be proud of where they come from. When the first presenter finished reading the book, Just JP told the kids to “be proud” and to “Remember pride month is all year-round.” A spokesman for Boston Public Library could not be reached for comment on Sunday or Monday.
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