Good morning.
In recent weeks, libraries have become the latest frontier in the culture wars. In scenes similar to those seen in the US, every week picketers gather angrily as Drag Queen Story Hour events happen across the country. Inside the buildings, children, aged between three and 11, listen attentively with parents (Tim Jonze wrote beautifully yesterday about taking his daughter to one such event a few years ago). Yet, outside there are police, protesters and placards reading: “Welcome groomers” and “This is child abuse”. There have been arrests, scuffles and tears.
