Groups Protest at Drag Story Hours in California, Part I

(L-R) Jennifer Gunderson, her daughters Shayla Rodrigues and Alicia Grupico, Orlean Koehle, Gunderson’s sister Amy Dodson, and Gunderson’s daughter Annalisa Puleo. Courtesy of David Williamson

Commentary

On Fathers’ Day weekend, as part of June Pride Month, four public libraries in Sonoma County, California, chose to hold “Drag Story Hours” with a “Drag King named Vera” as the presenter. The events on Saturday were in Petaluma (where the largest number of parents and children attended—132 in total at room capacity) and Rincon Valley in Santa Rosa. The events on Sunday were in the town of Windsor and downtown Santa Rosa.