Drag queen story time event for children funded by Welsh government
by Craig Simpson, Telegraph:
Drag Queen Story Hour was hosted in Cardiff last year using cash from the city’s Labour-run administration.
Welsh government funding was used to pay for a controversial drag queen event for children, The Telegraph can reveal.
Cardiff Central Library became a scene of protest last year when the city’s council hosted the Drag Queen Story Hour Tour, whose events have provoked a backlash from some campaigners concerned that they “sexualise children”.
The Telegraph can reveal that funding from the devolved Welsh Labour administration was used to pay for the controversial event.
Top-down funding came from its £7 million Summer Of Fun scheme, which was intended to promote children and young people’s “social, emotional, mental and physical wellbeing” over the summer of 2022.
The Welsh Government stipulated that funding should be allocated based on certain conditions, including prioriting “marginalised groups”, with guidance for applicants adding: “We want to celebrate diversity and move to eliminate inequality in all its forms”.
Guidance also stated that the Summer Of Fun should provide “age-appropriate activities”.
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