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Drag Storytime at the Library

by Redwood City
The Redwood City Public Library invited a beautifully dressed drag queen to read stories to children on November 19th.
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Photos by Jack Owicki, ProBonoPhoto.org
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Drag Queen Reina De Aztlan read stories to delighted children on a November Saturday. Occasions like this have become cultural flashpoints, and outside the library there were demonstrators against her appearance. They held signs and were even compelled to lead prayers. But inside there were many adult supporters, as well as the children. Fortunately, all was peaceful.
§Another fan of drag story time
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§Audience
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§Traditional dress
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§Protesters
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§Praying Protester
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This demonstrator repeatedly chanted "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen."
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by Xiao Ke
Wow, What a prayer. Has she ever pondered Ecclesiastes 9:5,--in the context of the entire paragraph? "Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten." It remains the character of a holy God to not lie. Blessings from a believer in Redwood City. 📖🏞️🌃
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