Drag Queen Story Hour Results in Death Threats Against Animal Shelter
After an Alabama middle school teacher read to dogs and kids at a nonprofit animal shelter under his drag persona, Chaya Raichik’s Libs of TikTok followers targeted him, and as a result of manufactured outrage, his school suspended the educator while the animal rescue organization where he performed has had to seek FBI protection from death threats.For the last 22 years, James Miller has performed as a drag queen, and in his 27 years as a teacher, that's never been a problem.
But that changed when he read to dogs during a Drag Queen Storytime event in September, and the right-wing mob got wind of it last week, Huntsville ABC affiliate WAAY reports.The video that has caused a right-wing meltdown is benign.In it, while reading about a dog beginning to dig and find a bone, Miller, as Divine, commented after reading a line, the point of which clearly is incomprehensible to children, similar to many children’s movies that adults understand differently from their kids.Drag Queen Story Time by Miss Majesty DivinePosted by Hard Knocks Rescue & Training, Inc.
on Saturday, September 24, 2022“A treasure! A bone!” Divine said, adding, “everybody loves a big bone,” before immediately moving on to the following line in the story.The Libs of TikTok account accused Miller of making “lewd sexual innuendos and jokes" on her website.
Raichik tweeted, "SCOOP: Drag queen who’s also a middle school teacher in @HSVk12 was caught on video making inappropriate sexual comments in front of children during drag events which he headlined.
