[LINK] Three links on the new phenomenon of the Drag Queen Story Hour

[rfmcdonald]

I am rather surprised that the phenomenon of the drag queen story hour, where children are ready stories by people in full drag, seems to be becoming mainstream. While I can see how it has become big, given the performativity of the best drag performances and the humour of these and the nature RuPaul's second ascent to mainstream celebrity, I am still surprised.

NOW Toronto's Kelly Boutsalis writes about the spread of the Drag Queen Story Hour from Church and Wellesley to Toronto at large, from Yorkville to Leslieville.

In MacLean's, Katy MacKinnon explores how the Drag Queen Story Hour has taken off in Winnipeg.

Erin McCormack writes for The Guardian about how this is becoming a worldwide thing, even.