Drag storytellers grapple with growing threats by Republicans and far right

Drag story hours face protests and threats of violence amid push to erode LGBTQ rights in state legislatures across the US

In a sea of rainbow umbrellas, colorful hairstyles, and even brighter costumes, Allison Towle loosely gripped onto her five-year-old daughter’s hand.

It was bright and cold in New York’s West Village, and the two were on their way out from a Drag Storytelling Hour.