The Post Millennial reported Thursday the drag queen story hour was scheduled to happen at the San Fernando Library with Pickle the Drag Queen, who describes himself on Instagram as the Drag Laureate.
Video footage shows Pickle arriving at the venue, wearing a pink outfit and sunglasses. However, he is quickly surrounded by a group of adults:
One person in the crowd is holding a sign that reads, “Our Kids, Our Consent.” Later in the clip, the crowd begins chanting, “Leave our kids alone!”
According to the Millenial article, the crowd belonged to the groups called Leave Our Kids Alone and Parents’ Voices of the Glendale Unified School District. Due to their demonstration, the event was canceled.
ABC 7 described the peaceful protest as “chaos,” noting Pickle has done numerous such events but had never experienced one of them being shut down:
When speaking about drag queen story hours, Pickle claimed it is “about self-expression,” adding, “These programs are completely G-rated.”
