‘Where Do We Draw the Line’: Drag Queen Story Time Events for Children Draw Flak From Opponents

A protester demonstrates against a drag queen performance for children in Vancouver on Jan. 14, 2023. Jeff Sandes/The Epoch Times

The resistance to Drag Queen Story Time came to a Vancouver suburb on Jan. 14, when about two dozen protesters showed up to rally against an event at the Coquitlam Public Library.

The protesters were met by approximately 200 counter-protesters outside the library, as local drag queen Conni Smudge, the scheduled reader, arrived for the event, garnering cheers and fanfare. Smudge has created a persona in Vancouver, including a YouTube video series titled Storytime with Conni Smudge. One of the children’s books Smudge reads is called “The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish.”