Library drag queen event should not have taken place – Lyons

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the drag queen event at a Belfast library should not have taken place (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Wire)

A drag queen storytelling event for children at a library in Belfast “should not have taken place”, a Stormont minister has said.

The DUP’s Gordon Lyons said the event on Friday at Holywood Arches Library, hosted by the EastSide Partnership, “was not appropriate for children” and had “compromised the perception of our public libraries as a welcoming and inclusive space for all”.