Editing Drag queen (section)

==== Story time in libraries ====
In December 2015, Radar Productions and [[Michelle Tea]] developed the concept of [[Drag Queen Story Hour]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lamarche |first1=Una |date=19 May 2017 |title=Drag Queen Story Hour Puts the Rainbow in Reading |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/style/drag-queen-story-hour-puts-the-rainbow-in-reading.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701150324/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/style/drag-queen-story-hour-puts-the-rainbow-in-reading.html |archive-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> Launched at the [[San Francisco Public Library]], Drag Queen Story Hour was adopted by the [[Brooklyn Public Library]] in the summer of 2016, and has since traveled to various libraries, museums, bookstores, recreation centers, and parks across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Drag Queen Story Hour |url=https://www.dragqueenstoryhour.org/#about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602104444/https://www.dragqueenstoryhour.org/#about |archive-date=2 June 2017 |access-date=22 June 2017 |website=Drag Queen Story Hour – drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores |publisher=Drag Queen Story Hour}}</ref>

Such events sometimes prompt opposition against the libraries and organizers.<ref name="Kuga 2018">{{cite web |last=Kuga |first=Mitchell |date=15 November 2018 |title=Some Libraries Are Facing Backlash Against LGBT Programs – And Holding Their Ground |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mitchellkuga/librarians-drag-queen-story-hour-lgbt-safe-spaces |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621041117/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mitchellkuga/librarians-drag-queen-story-hour-lgbt-safe-spaces |archive-date=21 June 2019 |access-date=21 June 2019 |website=BuzzFeed News}}</ref><ref name="FallRiver2019">{{cite web |date=1 June 2019 |title=Drag Queen Storytime Held at Fall River Library Despite Protests |url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/06/01/drag-queen-storytime-protests-fall-river-library-kids/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621041130/https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/06/01/drag-queen-storytime-protests-fall-river-library-kids/ |archive-date=21 June 2019 |access-date=21 June 2019 |website=WBZ – CBS Boston}}</ref> In one instance in California, men belonging to the far-right group known as the [[Proud Boys]] arrived in a group and disrupted the event by shouting homophobic and transphobic phrases at the crowd. The County Sheriff's Office opened a hate crime investigation into the incident due to the nature of the disruption.<ref name="auto5"/> Proud Boys sometimes bring guns for intimidation purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proud Boys Terrorize Drag Queen Story Hour in Nevada |url=https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/6/30/proud-boys-terrorize-drag-queen-story-hour-nevada |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.advocate.com}}</ref> Some leftist groups, such as the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club, organize armed counter protests to keep protesters out of the building. This usually leads to the presence of police to ensure both groups don't harm each other.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |orig-date=30 August 2022 |title=Armed left and rightwing protesters face off at 'drag brunch' in Texas |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/30/texas-drag-brunch-armed-protesters-roanoke |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611221411/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/30/texas-drag-brunch-armed-protesters-roanoke |archive-date=2023-06-11 |access-date=2023-06-20 |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 August 2022 }}</ref>