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BIGOTS IN A BIND
Anti-drag queen protesters drowned out by supporters in Crown Heights
COVER GIRL: Lily Bushelle joined a group of 50 demonstrators who turned out in support of a drag queen at the Crown Heights Library on June 27.
Photo by Stefano Giovannini
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Locals f locked to support a
drag queen who read children’s
books to kids at
Brooklyn Public Library’s
Crown Heights branch on
Thursday, overwhelming a
small group of protesters.
Just five people gathered
on June 27 to express outrage
over Harmonica Sunbeam’s
presence at “Drag
Queen Story Hour,” while
more than 50 colorfully
dressed proponents sang
songs and chanted in support
of the event.
One protester shouted
biblical references into a
megaphone to warn of the
potential dire consequences
of the drag queen’s presence.
“God wiped out cities because
of this,” said the man
who asked only to be identified
as Tag. “We’re almost
there. It’s getting worse now
than it was back then.”
Supporters brushed off
the ominous alarms, calling
the protesters intolerant
and a poor representation of
the Crown Heights community.
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