My family and I had the pleasure of seeing Panda Dulce at the Eureka Valley library in San Francisco as part of Drag Queen Story Hour. She sang, played the ukulele and read us two stories. Drag Queen Story Hour is put on by Radar Productions and is basically a program where local drag queens read stories to kids at libraries or schools. What’s the purpose? Well, I couldn’t put it better than Radar Productions has, so let me share their description:
Drag Queen Story Hour captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity in childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive and unabashedly queer role models. In spaces like this, kids are able to see people who defy rigid gender restrictions and imagine a world where people can present as they wish, where dress up is real.
I’m always grateful for free programs for kids and I’m thrilled to live in a city that offers a Drag Queen Story hour. I realize this isn’t the norm everywhere and I don’t take it for granted.
Drag Queen Story Hour
San Francisco, CA
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That’s an interesting concept. San Francisco is a progressive city, not unlike Toronto, which has a similar program: http://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/17/library-brings-drag-queens-kids-together-for-story-hour
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Wow.
I see a fellow Torontonian commented below with my same thoughts. Toronto is extremely progressive as we host Gay Pride Month in June with all kinds of festivities.
I’m not sure what I think about this – I don’t know how it translates (or impacts) to the transgender and non binary community. But then that’s disregarding those members that of the queer community that do like drag.(I over intellectualise sometimes) But anything that normalises minorities is good so children broaden their horizons. There’s no hate when it’s your norm….
That’s really cool. I would totally take my kids to something like this, but I doubt in Boise… despite many nighttime trips to South Beach – and even spending one New Year’s Eve there! – we/I have never seen anyone in full drag. It’s actually on my bucket list!
Now that would be fun, I hope the girls enjoyed it!