Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews slams ‘hateful’ anti-drag protesters

“And my message to those people is very clear: if you want to behave like the worst elements of the Florida Republican Party, well get to Florida. Get over there, where your hateful views might be worth something. They’re worth nothing here. We won’t stand for that ugly behaviour here. It’s appalling.”

The City of Monash cancelled its drag storytime event, which intended to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, on the advice of Victoria Police, after “repeated threats of violence and intimidation against councillors, families booked to attend the event, the performer and council staff”. Monash CEO Andi Diamond described it as “incredibly disappointing”. Some 70 people turned up to the Monash City Council meeting a week back and called the councillors “paedophiles”, accused them of parading “sex in front of our children”, and yelled for them to be sacked and arrested, as Crikey reported.

Meanwhile Victorian MP Moira Deeming, who was suspended by the Liberals for her involvement in an anti-trans rights rally, is threatening Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto with bringing in the lawyers.

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“Our drag storytime event was designed to introduce children to diverse role models and encourage acceptance, love and respect for our LGBTIQA+ community. It is so disappointing that some people have a long way to go before this is achieved.

“We understood this was not for everyone and scheduled it outside our regular library programs so that parents planning to bring their children were making a deliberate choice to attend. Unfortunately, some in the community were not willing to allow that choice.

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