gme :heart_pride: :heart_trans: :verified_gay:<p><span># ‘It’s OK to be different’: Library’s Drag Queen Storytime draws large audience<br><br>The article is about a </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/DragQueen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DragQueen</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/Storytime" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storytime</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/event" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#event</a><span> hosted by the </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/Evanston" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Evanston</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/PublicLibrary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLibrary</a><span> at the Robert Crown Reading Garden on June 26, 2023. The event featured </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/CocoShoNell" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CocoShoNell</a><span>, a </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/drag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drag</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/queen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queen</a><span> and a </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/participant" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#participant</a><span> in the </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/OutTV" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OutTV</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/show" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#show</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/CampWannakiki" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CampWannakiki</a><span>, who read </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/four" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#four</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/books" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a><span> to a </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/large" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#large</a><span> and </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/diverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diverse</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/audience" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audience</a><span> of </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/children" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#children</a><span> and </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/adults" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adults</a><span>. The article describes the </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/event" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#event</a><span> as a way to </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/celebrate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#celebrate</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/PrideMonth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrideMonth</a><span>, to </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/promote" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#promote</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/acceptance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acceptance</a><span> and </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/diversity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diversity</a><span>, and to </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/support" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#support</a><span> the </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/LGBTQ+" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ+</a><span> </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/community" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#community</a><span>. The article also includes quotes from Coco Sho-Nell, a library staff member, and some of the attendees who shared their reasons for coming to the event. <br><br></span><a href="https://evanstonroundtable.com/2023/06/26/drag-queen-library-storytime/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://evanstonroundtable.com/2023/06/26/drag-queen-library-storytime/</a></p>