More than a hundred people gathered at the Capitol Building in Jefferson City, Mo., to protest a bill that would criminalize “Drag Queen Story Hour” at libraries in the state of Missouri.
The protest was organized “to show senators and legislators that we aren’t the monsters here,” according to the event description, “that all we are doing is providing a space for learning and getting kids excited about reading.” The “Parental Oversight of Public Libraries” bill, filed by State Rep.