Pa. Zoo Asks Gay-Pride Group to Cancel Drag Queen’s Appearance

Pa. zoo asks gay-pride group to cancel drag queen’s appearance

The Philadelphia Zoo said it couldn't guarantee security for a drag queen scheduled to read to children.

Flowers: Philly Zoo thankfully nixes planned drag queen story hour

From my earliest childhood, I attended the Mummer’s Parade every year, watching husky fellows with banjos, full-face makeup and glitter sashay down Broad Street. It’s a tradition that, while difficult to explain to out-of-towners, is near and dear to our Quaker City hearts. I also had a platonic crush on Geraldine, the Flip Wilson character with the fabulous hair and legs that looked better on him thanon practically every woman I’ve ever encount…

The Philadelphia Zoo uninvited a drag queen from a scheduled Pride story hour

By Zoe Greenberg, The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Family Pride, a local LGBTQ nonprofit, was set to partner with the Philadelphia Zoo for a Pride-themed, animal-focused story hour on June 3, and had already hired a drag queen to read at the event. But a little more than a week before it was set to take place, the zoo asked the group to uninvite the drag queen, saying it could not be responsible for the security required if …