It worked here and can work in other places. The fact that other programs were effected proves that Drag Queen Story Hour is a liability.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Reeling under the backlash from groups opposed to “Drag Queen Story Time,” the city of Leander voted to stop renting out rooms at the library to public groups, effectively ending the controversial program.
Just before midnight, the City Council voted 5-2 on the measure, with Council members Christine Sederquist and Kathryn Pantalion-Parker opposed.
Leander Mayor Troy Hill focused on the monetary aspects of “Drag Queen Story Time,” which cost the city tens of thousands of dollars in security after groups of protesters started coming to the event.
“We brought in $1,800 in rental fees and we spent $20,000 in security. That’s not good math to me,” Hill said.
This is actually interesting too. By victimizing the trannies and building a false narrative that a bunch of plump moms are going to assassinate the demons inside reading to children all library’s have had to resort to supplying security for the events. Since they have spread out into rural America and suburbia those institutions do not have the man power or the budgets for such things and if they need to use that as a cope not to hold a reading that is fine, whatever it takes to shut this down.
Agreed. If Drag Queen Story Hour is viewed as a liability due to security costs and risks because of protests, fine. I hope this happens in many other towns across the country.
That’s where it seems to go for lots of things like this.
Catholic Charities adoption services will only place adoptions in households of married man-woman couples, and gays sue. Result: Shut down Catholic Charities adoption services.
Gays want to march in St. Patrick’s Day parades. Result: No parade.
From the link in the op, this is how many people feel about it.
“I want everybody to feel like they’re welcome here, and I want my son to grow up knowing there are people that are different than people we run into every day at the grocery store or at the library day to day,” Harris said. “We don’t necessarily see that diversity every single day, so I want him to have that experience of seeing difference.”
I think the point is that these events shouldn’t be held in places like a public library that everyone contributes to through their tax dollars. If some twisted perverted people want to hold a drag queen story hour in their home, then so be it. The issue is this is happening on the taxpayer’s dime.
So you are correct, these library events don’t speak to everyone and don’t appeal to everyone. So everyone shouldn’t have to fund them.
No, that wasn’t the issue at all. And if it wasn’t for bigots hanging around outside threatening violence, the city wouldn’t be on the hook for security.
All events are cancelled…