CNN — A library board in New York reversed its decision to remove all LGBTQ-related displays from its children’s section in four of its libraries during Pride month after the removal was criticized. On Tuesday, four out of seven Smithtown Library Board of Trustees had voted to remove all Pride material displays from the children’s … Read more
Guest reader Luna, left, acts out a line from the book “The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish” Amie Toepfer, alongside the Ketchikan Public Library’s head of children’s services, on June 17, 2022. (Eric Stone/ KRBD) Children of all ages turned out for the Ketchikan Public Library’s first-ever drag queen storytime after … Read more
I’ve already talked about my love for the art that comes out during Pride Month, particularly illustrations that nail how exhausted I am from, well, let me gesture wildly toward the world, I guess. Another piece of relatable art has crossed my timeline, this time with a bisexual chameleon addressing some of the tired assumptions … Read more
SAN LORENZO, Calif. (KGO) — A children’s story time turned into a nightmare Saturday afternoon at the San Lorenzo library. Bay Area drag queen, Panda Dulce, was co-hosting a kids’ reading event in celebration of Pride Month when suddenly the unthinkable happened. “Eight to ten Proud Boys marched in with their cameras blazing, point at … Read more
Increasing monkeypox cases are casting a bit of a shadow on celebrations across the country recognizing Pride Month, though experts generally said people should exercise care but not change their plans over the virus. As of Friday, only around 45 monkeypox cases have been identified in the US according to the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
If you watch the comedy series “Hacks” on HBO, you probably know Megan Stalter as Kayla, the scene stealing, wackadoodle agent assistant with more fashion sense than common sense. But Stalter was making people laugh long before her television debut. GIF created by Ollivia Cooke on Tumblr 64.media.tumblr.com The comedian is a well-known internet treasure … Read more
