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A program that aims to give young children “unabashedly queer role models” is making its way across the U.S. via various public libraries. “Who wants to be a drag queen when they grow up?” an adult male dressed in drag asks a group of children at the Brooklyn Public Library during a recent installment of Drag Queen Story Hour. “Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like — drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores,” the initiative’s website states. “DQSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives...

WASHINGTON, October 25 – The National Committee for Only One Holiday at a Time is issuing a formal protest of the overlap of holidays in our culture. Tonight, our local shopping center was putting up Christmas decorations, a few days before Halloween. "The overrunning of holidays, one into the other, robs each of these wonderful occasions of its cultural identity and uniqueness and its meaning," said Timothy Phares, President of the committee. "This is confusing our children, who are being confused enough by the educational and cultural structure," he added. "For the children, we need to step back and observe...