The Ketchikan Public Library will not host another drag queen storytime as part of its Pride Month programming. That’s according to the city manager, who recently reversed course and canceled the event, citing the public’s response to last year’s reading.
Concern for LGBTQ community members
She says a drag storytime would have been one of a few places where LGBTQ teens could see themselves represented in public life in Ketchikan. Urquhart says she attended last year’s reading with her 11-year-old son. More than anything, she says she thought the reading made LGBTQ students feel more at home in Ketchikan.
“I think when we’re talking about diversity and inclusivity, there are always going to be people who feel polarized by that,” she said. Some on the council who voted to go forward with last year’s reading also offered support for canceling the drag queen reading. “Although I know that the manager has the right to decide what each department does, I think this sets a precedent that goes a lot deeper than what a department does in the nature that it implies that our LGBTQ community is not allowed to exist in public,” Gage said.For her part, Walsh says she fully supports making Ketchikan a diverse and inclusive community where all feel welcome. She says it’s especially important to her, given her background.
“You know, obviously, the city wouldn’t support, you know, like, anti-minority storytime, or, you know, something to that effect, but I can’t imagine anything like that ever being proposed,” she said. “So it’s really a difficult reach for me to come up with a comparative.”
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