A persons race is an immutable characteristic that they have no control over. A man flamboyantly dressing up as a woman is not.
A lot of people believe that Drag Queens are a sexualized fetish and should not be promoted towards their children.
Parents have had the option of opting-out their children from sex education classes for a long time, that was the basis that the TDSB made their decision on.
As a 90s kid I often remember certain classmates having to leave class when sex-ed topics came up. Should they not have been allowed to opt-out of sexual teachings that their parents disagreed with? Were they bigoted for having done so back then? Are they bigoted now for not wanting, what they believe to be a sexual activity, of having a Drag Queen to read to their child?
Maybe, maybe not. Its a tricky question that has no easy answers.
But I do believe that parents should have the freedom to opt-out their children from Drag Queen storytimes, and that nobody should be forced into participating. Choosing not to participate brings no harm and is not dangerous to anyone.
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