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Drag Queen Story Hour: why does it make some people angry?

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Drag Queen Story Hour is an American import brought to the UK six years ago - but why are they now making some people angry and leading to protest?

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The originators of the storytelling events saw them as a way of bringing entertaining and unashamedly queer role models to a young audience.

But the backlash against them has been growing, with some questioning their suitability for children.

Now, families on both sides of the Atlantic wanting to watch story hours have found themselves having to pass noisy picket lines as demonstrators battle over this latest chapter in the culture war.

Reporter: Kiran Moodley
Producer: Vik Patel
Camera : Paul Mackeson and Jamie Beard

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