A story time event for children hosted by performers in drag has been cancelled after its announcement received backlash.
'Glitter Hole', a 'DIY drag collective', were organised for a storytelling event for children between the ages of three and seven at Deansgrange Library in Dublin 18 on June 26.
A spokesperson for the collective expressed their disappointment at the cancellation, saying: "It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that our upcoming Drag Story Time event has been cancelled by Dun-Laoghaire libraries.
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"We were contacted by DLR last month and asked to put on one of our drag storytelling performances to celebrate Pride and I wasn’t aware that it had been announced by them yet.
"Over the weekend we have been inundated with extremely violent homophobia from a frighteningly large group of bigots who believe that a few drag queens reading books to children amounts to child abuse.
"The library decided that the event was a safety risk, which we accepted given the scale and gravity of the vitriol that was being spewed on Twitter."
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Dlr libraries said the cancellation was due to concerns with the age-appropriateness of the event, stating: "Following a review in terms of age appropriateness, this event will not now go ahead at this time, and may be rescheduled as part of a future Book Festival lineup.
"Careful planning and consideration go into all dlr Libraries’ programmes and services that are designed to meet the needs of our local community. Our events promote social inclusion and diversity."
Glitter Hole have presented three times before, and have said that the response has always been positive.
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