Protesters clash at ‘Story Telling With Drag Queens’ event in Vancouver
Friday. Video submitted to Global News shows protesters and counter-protesters coming face-to-face at a “Story Telling with Drag Queens” event.
A group of anti-LGBTQ2 protesters showed up at the event at Kits House and were chanting and yelling profanities at organizers and participants. That spurred counter-protesters to come out and push back. Counter-protesters were seen standing their ground, playing and singing music as protesters screamed at them a few feet away.Counter-protesters who spoke with Global News asked that their last names not be used for safety reasons.They said the protesters screamed at parents and children who arrived at the event.
“They just mobbed these parents and their toddlers who had to squeeze through these people who were screaming at them. It was horrendous,” said Megan, a counter-protester.Supporters rally for Winnipeg café’s drag queen story time amid concern“They have attacked the LGBTQS+ community in a way they haven’t attacked other communities and it’s this singular point of rage and it’s so concerning,” said Steph, a counter-protester.
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