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20 April 2024

9:00 AM

20 April 2024

9:00 AM

Softly, softly, catchee monkey – the alphabet community’s grab for our children

Somewhat naively, a New Zealand commentator thinks there’s nothing wrong with friendly drag queens invading our public libraries to read stories to children. He finds them pretty harmless and totally non-sexual. Apparently, at this stage, these aren’t the obscene, pernicious stories and graphic comics to which the brave Australian Bernard Gaynor has been taking exception, compelling public libraries to withdraw obnoxious reading material now pervasive in children’s libraries across the Tasman.

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