The Downers Grove Public Library canceled their upcoming Drag Queen Bingo event due to threats, the library announced Monday.
Public Library canceled their upcoming Drag Queen Bingo event due to threats, the library announced Monday."Providing an inclusive, welcoming, and safe space for everyone in the Downers Grove community is of the utmost importance to the library. We recognize the significance of offering services and programs like Drag Queen Bingo that provide a window to the world, as well as a mirror to it, creating opportunities for patrons to see the wonderfully diverse community in which we live.
"We are disappointed and saddened by some of the vitriolic feedback that we received for what was meant to be an evening of fun and celebration of self-identity and self-expression," the post said.All the news you need to know, every day
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