
The arrival of a Bristolian Drag Queen to read stories to children and their parents in three Bristol libraries on Thursday (July 28) sparked protests, counter protests, a police operation, an arrest and a reaction from thousands of people in the city. All three libraries saw the same drama as a small group of protesters came from all over the country to try to stop the Drag Queen Story Hour event at Henleaze, Hillfields and Stockwood - with a larger group of campaigners turning out to support the event and counter the first protest.