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Posted on 18 July 2022 by admin

‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ Floods UK with 70 Events, Parents Push Back Calling It a Form of Child ‘Abuse’

More and more men are dressing up like women in provocative clothing to read books to young children, and it’s provoking fresh fury from parents and others who disagree with the idea.

Drag Queen Story Hour has been a serious concern in the U.S. for many years, and now those same concerns are growing in the U.K. as well.

The storytime events have taken place in libraries, schools, and bookstores over the past few years, as those involved try to convince impressionable kids that the LGBTQ lifestyle is normal and exciting.

In the U.K., many opposing Drag Queen Story Hour are speaking out by urging local councils and libraries to reject the events as distasteful and inappropriate.

Family Education Trust is encouraging parents to get involved and find out if their local library is allowing a Drag Queen Story Hour. The group even provided a letter template for them to fill out, outlining their opposition to the events.

According to the group’s website, the drag queens have nearly 70 activities planned in 20 different areas across the U.K. this summer.

Safe Schools Alliance UK (SSAUK) is another group that opposes drag queen-related events. Teachers and parents are joining forces to speak out against the men who wear gobs of makeup, huge wigs, and vulgar outfits.

“Drag queens entering children’s environments is already an abuse of power,” the group said, adding that it’s being “pushed as the new, inclusive thing to do” so children will develop a deeper love for reading.

SSAUK continues, “Boundaries are imposed by schools to keep children safe from themselves, from each other and from exploitative adults. Drag is a form of adult entertainment, and as such can never be appropriate for the age, developmental stage, or background of pupils.”

Drag queen story time classes for primary school children in council libraries have sparked fury from parents over inappropriate content and men in “highly sexualised” dress.https://t.co/mLkUWyhkTf

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In a statement, Drag Queen Story Hour UK said every performer is checked for a criminal record and receives safety training, according to GBN News.

“Performances are very similar to pantomimes, except they are explicitly literacy-focused and support inclusivity in communities and an interest in reading,” said a spokesperson for the drag queen group.

But CBN News previously reported that some drag queens in the U.S. have been exposed for having criminal records that involve sexually assaulting young children.

Some have also worked as transgender prostitutes and porn actors.

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Posted on 5 June 2022 by admin

'Open Streets Lyndale' returns in full form; first time since pandemic started – KARE11.com

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Posted on 16 April 2022 by admin

Vancouver Sikh community holds first Vaisakhi event since 2019 in scaled-down form | Globalnews.ca

After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, one of the Vancouver Sikh community’s most important events returned Saturday, albeit in a scaled-down form.

The annual Vaisakhi festival and parade usually spans dozens of blocks in southeast Vancouver, drawing thousands of people. There are dozens of free food vendors serving Indian dishes, colourful parade floats, musicians and dancers.

Vancouver Khalsa Diwan Society President Malkip Singh Dhami said the massive event takes four to five months to plan, something that was impossible to do amid the uncertainty of the fifth wave of the pandemic.

“The city was reluctant to give us the permission, so finally we agreed to scale it down and do it in the (Ross Street temple) compound of the Khalsa Diwan Society,” he said.

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Organizers set up multiple booths outside the temple and planned a smaller parade within the grounds.

Vaisakhi is one of the most important days on the Sikh calendar, marking the formation of the Khalsa in 1699, and is also culturally significant as a spring harvest festival and the beginning of the Punjabi new year.

“It’s a big occasion for us,” Taranpreet Kaur told Global News as she entered the temple grounds with friends on Saturday.

“After two years, smiling faces, people getting ready without masks, it’s been good,” she added. “They are trying their best to maintain the health and safety procedures and still celebrating our festival. It’ still better than not having a parade.”

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Vancouver’s annual event, and the even larger one traditionally held the following week, are viewed as the world’s largest Vaisakhi celebration outside of India.

Surrey’s drew more than 500,000 people in 2019, but was scrapped this year due to what organizers described as “constantly changing” COVID-19 restrictions.

Back in Vancouver, Dhami said even with the smaller event planned, the excitement was palpable.

“Tremendous response, because after two years of absence, no function has been held,” he said. “Next year, if everything goes well, we will have the full-scale parade again.”

Posted on 9 March 2022 by admin

Say it with flowers: This free Vancouver event will celebrate fierce, famous females in floral form

Art made up of mannequins covered in real flowers will honour queens, artists, and activists

An international series of floral events celebrating influential women will be popping up in Vancouver this summer.

Visitors to the city core will be able to catch a number of pieces featuring mannequins covered in flowers in the fashion of each of the famous women. The series means queens, artists and activists will be installed around the city in gowns, dresses and other costumes made of brightly coloured petals.

The event series, titled FEMMES, is being organized by Vancouver’s Fleur de Villes. In a press release they say the series is dedicated to “culturally, politically, and historically significant women.” Along with the petal-bedecked mannequin, there will be QR codes linking to bios on each of the women.

Each city will have a different series of women; the first in the series has launched in Miami with depictions of Audrey Hepburn, Cleopatra and Frida Kahlo, among others.

Who will be in the Vancouver event has yet to be announced, though in a press release announcing the series event organizers note west coast Canadian artist Emily Carr will be depicted at some point.

Vancouver is the sixth date in the series, with the plant-based artwork on display from June 3 to 12 (Toronto and Montreal are just before). Specific locations of pieces haven’t been announced, although it will take place in downtown Vancouver. Along with the flowery art a series of events will be coming as well, though specifics haven’t been released yet.

“We felt that this was the ideal time to launch Fleurs de Villes FEMMES as people are starved for in-real-life, tactile and inspirational experiences,” says Fleur de Vile co-founder Tina Barkley in a press release.