Sidetrack Bookshop Drag Queen Storytime Event, March 11, 2023
THF712149 / Sidetrack Bookshop Drag Queen Storytime Event, March 11, 2023
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Artifact Overview
Sidetrack Bookshop in Royal Oak, Michigan hosted a drag queen storytime event on March 11, 2023. Despite threats of a large protest -- part of a larger national movement by right wing conservatives opposed to these events -- their presence was in the "dozens," far outnumbered by counter-protesting allies and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Subject Date
11 March 2023
Creators
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2023.143.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jennifer Carney and Jennifer Brown, Sidetrack Bookshop.
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