Chaos erupted Saturday outside the Coquitlam Public Library during a children’s Drag Queen Story Time event..A group of protesters who frequent similar events around the Metro Vancouver area were met by an "unusually" large group of counter-protesters, several of whom were blacked-out head to toe with their faces covered.. BC drag protestBC drag protest .Mounties were called in as a result of the clash..“So I’ve been attending these drag story time rallies for quite a while. This one, right when we got there, had so many counter protesters. The most I’ve ever seen. They were ready and waiting for us,” Harm Bomm told the Western Standard..Bomm said the reason he wanted to attend the protest is because he sees “an agenda to expose children to sexual perversion.”.“That’s what is comes down to, all under the guise of inclusivity,” he said..Supporters of the event were heard chanting, “There is no harm,” as Disney music played over speakers..Saturday was the second time the library hosted the event..Drag Queen Story Time began in 2015 as a way to “promote reading and diversity,” and is usually geared toward children aged 3-11..The Saturday event was hosted by drag queen Conni Smudge, whom the Western Standard reached out to, however no response has been provided..“To be quite honest, I’ve seen worse performers,” said Bomm, highlighting a previous event with a performer who went by the name Satanix..Also in attendance, albeit on the other side of the protest, was Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville and minister of post-secondary education and future skills..Robinson unleashed a series of tweets Saturday criticizing Bomm and fellow protesters..Bomm noted it was only a matter of time before the protests escalated.."I've been wondering when they [counter-protesters] would pick up their game," he said.
Chaos erupted Saturday outside the Coquitlam Public Library during a children’s Drag Queen Story Time event..A group of protesters who frequent similar events around the Metro Vancouver area were met by an "unusually" large group of counter-protesters, several of whom were blacked-out head to toe with their faces covered.. BC drag protestBC drag protest .Mounties were called in as a result of the clash..“So I’ve been attending these drag story time rallies for quite a while. This one, right when we got there, had so many counter protesters. The most I’ve ever seen. They were ready and waiting for us,” Harm Bomm told the Western Standard..Bomm said the reason he wanted to attend the protest is because he sees “an agenda to expose children to sexual perversion.”.“That’s what is comes down to, all under the guise of inclusivity,” he said..Supporters of the event were heard chanting, “There is no harm,” as Disney music played over speakers..Saturday was the second time the library hosted the event..Drag Queen Story Time began in 2015 as a way to “promote reading and diversity,” and is usually geared toward children aged 3-11..The Saturday event was hosted by drag queen Conni Smudge, whom the Western Standard reached out to, however no response has been provided..“To be quite honest, I’ve seen worse performers,” said Bomm, highlighting a previous event with a performer who went by the name Satanix..Also in attendance, albeit on the other side of the protest, was Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville and minister of post-secondary education and future skills..Robinson unleashed a series of tweets Saturday criticizing Bomm and fellow protesters..Bomm noted it was only a matter of time before the protests escalated.."I've been wondering when they [counter-protesters] would pick up their game," he said.
