Philadelphia School to Host Drag Queen Story Hour for First-Grade Children

Philadelphia’s Albert Greenfield School will host Drag Queen Story Hour for first-graders in order to provide “an energetic, diverse, and inclusive story hour,” an email to parents reported by Libs of TikTok stated.

“Alarmed parents reached out to Libs of TikTok after receiving an email Saturday, October 22,” Libs of TikTok reported.

According to the email, published Wednesday, an individual from the K-8 public school informed parents:

Your child’s classroom will be participating in the Drag Queen Story Hour! Drag Queen Story Time is a program created by Philly’s Queen Brittany Lynn with the help of child educators from the city’s top museums and schools.

“Drag Queen Story Time promotes literacy to children of all ages with style, flair, and creativity,” the email claims, “while reading stories about love, diversity, and acceptance.”

“Drag Queen Story Time won the title of ‘Best Community Builder’ from Philadelphia Family Magazine in 2019 and ‘Family Favorite Program’ in 2021,” the school’s email sender boasted, adding, “The date and time will be set up in the coming weeks.”

Parents are informed that, if they “have any further questions,” they can contact the school “for more information,” but they are not informed whether hey can opt their children out of the program.

“We look forward to providing an energetic, diverse, and inclusive story hour that celebrates every type of family,” the email letter ends, and is signed “The Greenfield Team.”

The website of “Brittany Lynn,” who is Ian Morrison, is titled “Philly Drag Mafia,” and features what amounts to a promotional Fox 29 Philadelphia video of Morrison preparing for his drag queen performance to young children during pride month at Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum, where he is shown getting “choked up” when he reads about two men getting married…. (Excerpt from Pennsylvania Daily Star)