Orlando LGBTQ center cancels drag queen story hour over Neo-Nazi threats [View all]
Source: Click/Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. – Threats from Neo-Nazis have forced an LGBTQ community center in Orlando to cancel a planned “Drag Queen Story Hour” event for this weekend.
The LGBTQ Center on Mills Avenue announced the cancellation and notified the public about the threats on Facebook.
“We take these threats very seriously and would not want to endanger or expose children and their parents and guardians to bigotry and hate,” The Center said in its post. “We have the support of so many in our community including law enforcement, but as much as we would like to continue this fun-loving, innocent event, we feel that the safety of our community is our number one concern.”
State Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, said the Anti-Defamation League alerted her office about the threats. Ben Popp, an investigative researcher from the ADL, says threats against drag queen reading events are a national trend.
Read more: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/10/25/orlando-lgbtq-center-cancels-drag-queen-story-hour-over-neo-nazi-threats/
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