Since when were drag queens for kids?

Furthermore, others (such as UQ LNP Club President, Wilson Gavin) might view this as an effort by the LGBTQIA+ to 'indoctrinate and sexualise young children'.

A public library (and the Council that funds that said library) has to be mindful of the diversity of views around a contentious issue as the presence of drag queens in an event aimed at children and it is short-sighted to conclude that the event is not political, merely because Johnny Valkyrie (an LGBTQIA+ activist) claims it is not.

Considerations would have to be made if a Bible Study group approached the Brisbane City Council about doing a Biblical story-time or if a white nationalist group asked to use library space for meetings.

The concern is that the Drag Queen Storytime was promoted by a public library that receives rate-payer money and was held in a public space.

When defending the Drag Queens, Councillor Vicki Howard said that 'This event was presented by experienced entertainers who both have Blue Card registration'.

As if the experience and the certifications of the drag queens was ever in question.

The more fundamental question is whether exposure to cross-dressing is appropriate for young children?

This is a debate that LGBTQIA+ advocates think is settled but, I suspect, remains contentious in broader Australia.

So, what is the problem with airing those grievances at a public library?

Surely the Brisbane City Council Library must be aware that not everyone feels the same way as Johnny Valkyrie about Drag Queen Storytime and that hosting such an event could be upsetting towards other members of the community?

But a worrying trend in our political discourse is that leftist outrage is fostered by the national media whilst conservative outrage is dismissed.

For instance, a number of cinemas refused to screen Cassie Jaye's film, The Red Pillafter online petitions decried it as misogynistic despite the fact that many people wanted to see it.

Yet when members of the UQ LNP Club protest Drag Queen Story-Time, not for a moment do any of the political or media class stop and consider that maybe these opinions represent a real concern held by numerous members of the community.

Instead these insiders hold that it is they, the protesters, that must change, not the Council and the amenities that exist to serve the public.

It is easy to dismiss the protesters as hateful and homophobic, it is a lot harder to consider their points and have a discussion on the use of public spaces and extent that young children should be exposed to diverse sexual identities, which many in society are attempting to normalise.