Drag queen story time has been cancelled from Madison Heights’ Arts & Pride festival this year after city council voted 4-3 to remove it from the event lineup Monday night — just days before the festival is scheduled to take place.
The decision came during a special workshop meeting called by city council, where the main agenda point was to discuss the appropriateness of drag queen story time being at a public park, one of several events planned for the Arts and Pride festival at Civic Center Park.
Watch Ruta Ulcinaite’s video report below:
Drag queen story time cut from Madison Heights Pride event
Jennifer Nagle, who serves on the Madison Heights Arts Board and the Arts and Pride Planning Committee, said the board had been planning the festival since February and had specifically vetted the drag performer before booking them…