Air Force Base Axes ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’

thegavoice.com:

A drag queen story hour scheduled to be held at the library at Ramstein Air Base in Germany in honor of Pride month was abruptly cancelled by the command staff of the 86th Airlift Wing on Thursday.

According to Stars and Stripes, the 86th Air Wing’s public affairs sent a statement to a radical-right anti-LGBTQ news outlet in Canada, The Post Millennial, which had requested comment to its article about the event and also accused the Air Force of pushing a more “woke” agenda among servicemen. “An advertisement was posted to the base library social media page before the event had completed Ramstein’s established processes for special observance coordination and approval,” the statement read. “The advertisement has been removed and the event will not take place.

Ramstein leaders strive to foster a culture based on inclusion where all people are treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their political views, color of their skin or sexual orientation.

The base’s established processes will ensure all future special observance events are properly reviewed and approved prior to advertisement.” The Post Millennial’s story framed its reporting using hard-line right terms and descriptions of the LGBTQ community: “Drag Queen Story Hour has become a phenomenon in recent years, with men dressing up in clownish, garish costumes of women to read to children.