Blazen Haven, left, and Vanessa Carr meet twins Remy Karas, left, and Jack Karas, both 14 months, during Drag Queen Story Time at the Alvar Library in New Orleans on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Children and parents and caregivers packed into the library to hear stories and sing songs during the event. (Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP)
Once upon a time, in 2015, a writer in San Francisco named Michelle Tea got the idea for “Drag Queen Story Hour”: men in full drag reading children’s books to kids and parents in programs aimed at providing “positive and unabashedly queer role models.”
