A drag storytime event in Ohio was canceled Saturday after members of far-right groups gathered near the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, where the reading was scheduled to be held.
"The Columbus Division of Police protects all residents of the city equally. We have had several meetings with the LGBTQ community and continue to work together in partnership to make sure they feel supported and protected at all of their events," the post continued.
According to Ryan, the school"sold almost 1,000 tickets" for the"Holi-Drag," which had raised more than $5,000 for a local LGBTQ charity. A small group of counter-protesters also attended the event, and held rainbow and transgender flags to show their support, according to more LGBTQ organizations in central Ohio had asked counter-protesters to abstain from any action in advance of the event.
The Proud Boys is a far-right organization, and has been referred to by the FBI as an"extremist group with ties to white nationalism," according to a
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