Bookmans postpones Drag Story Hour over safety concerns

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Bookmans Northwest will postpone and relocate its March 25 event after church pushes for cancellation.

Bookmans Northwest location postponed its Drag Story Hour after a campaign by The Bridge Christian Church to get the event canceled.

A church official said this is the first time he became aware of such an event and decided to speak out.

“We simply don’t think it’s OK to put together drag queens and children. And the idea of children being sexualized that way, it’s not acceptable even if they’re just reading books,” said Pastor David McAllister. “Again, they have the freedom to do that, and we have the freedom to make it clear that we don’t approve.”

Sean Feeney, president of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange said they have been hosting these events for years, even virtually during the pandemic. They faced their first problem in years last month when their Tempe event was canceled after a bomb threat. This combined with the number of calls on social media encouraging disruption to this event pushed them to postpone.

https://www.kold.com/2023/03/22/bookmans-postpones-drag-story-hour-over-safety-concerns/