Drag Story Time Banned by Australian Local Council

Councillor Steve Christou made headlines last week when he was called a ‘bigot’ by protestors after his comments opposing the drag program.

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A controversial local council program that sees drag performers read books to children in libraries has been banned by Cumberland City Council in Sydney.

The decision comes after a group of people registered their objection to the scheme by “flooding” the council’s chambers during a meeting in support of a local councillor who was calling to ban the program.