Drag Queen Story Hour disrupted by men shouting slurs, authorities say
For the second time this weekend, an LGBTQ+ event was targeted by men whom law enforcement described as linked to a hate group.
For the second time this weekend, an LGBTQ+ event was targeted by men whom law enforcement described as linked to a hate group.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office in California said Sunday that it has opened a hate crime investigation into the Saturday afternoon disruption at San Lorenzo Library, about 25 miles southeast of San Francisco.
The office said in a statement that five men whom witnesses described as members of the Proud Boys disrupted an edition of "Drag Queen Story Hour," an LGBTQ+ education franchise for children and families that started in San Francisco in 2015.
The office added that the men wore clothing and logos that were consistent with the Proud Boys, a white nationalist group linked to the January 6 violent siege at the U.S. Capitol.
Watch: Protesters disrupt Drag Queen Story HourJune 12, 202200:28The men, it said, shouted "homophobic and transphobic slurs at the event organizer," according to the statement from sheriff's Lt. Ray Kelly.
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