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Why Is NZ Media Obsessed with Drag Queens Reading to Kids?

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Matua Kahurangi
Feb 15, 2025
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If there is one topic New Zealand’s mainstream media cannot seem to get enough of, it is drag queens and kings reading to children in public libraries. Every few weeks, another story pops up. This time, Destiny Church’s ManUp group protested at Te Atatū Library during drag king Hugo Grrrl’s scheduled storytime performance.

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