"It's time to break out the glitter and grab your favorite picture book - Dec. 12 is now officially Drag Story Hour Day in San Francisco. Earlier this week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to recognize the literacy program, which started 10 years ago at the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL). Founded by author Michelle Tea and Radar Productions, with support from fellow writers Julián Delgado Lopera and Virgie Tovar, Drag Story Hour invites drag performers to read to children at libraries, bookstores and schools around the world."
"Drag Story Hour's success has come in spite of right wing attacks, including from Proud Boys, who stormed a 2022 Drag Story Hour at the San Lorenzo Public Library and shouted slurs at performer Panda Dulce. (Dulce has since told her story in a short film about the aftermath of the ordeal.) Amid a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, Montana and Tennessee passed bills to ban drag performances in front of children, but legal challenges have blocked the laws' enforcement."
San Francisco designated Dec. 12 as Drag Story Hour Day to recognize the literacy program that began in 2015 at the San Francisco Public Library. The program was founded by Michelle Tea and Radar Productions with support from Julián Delgado Lopera and Virgie Tovar and invites drag performers to read to children in libraries, bookstores and schools. Per Sia read at the inaugural event at the Harvey Milk Memorial branch. The initiative has expanded to roughly 30 U.S. chapters and chapters in Japan, Mexico and other countries. The program has faced violent disruptions and legal backlash amid rising anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Montana and Tennessee passed bans on drag performances in front of children, but legal challenges have prevented enforcement. SFPL will mark the program's tenth anniversary on Dec. 14 with family-friendly readings and festivities at its main branch.
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