Wed Oct 26, 2022 – 6:29 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A pub in Oregon attracted national attention over the past two weeks because of its plans to feature an 11-year-old performer at a drag queen story hour.
On Sunday, Old Nick’s Pub in Eugene hosted an all-ages drag queen story hour that was initially advertised to include a child performer. A crowd of 200 gathered outside the venue, consisting of protesters and counter-protesters. However, after the intense backlash, the child did not end up performing as originally scheduled.
Before the event, local police were “notified of an event” that “had drawn polarized attention and that was being publicized on social media not only locally but across the state.”
“Because opposing groups were communicating plans to attend, possibly armed,” read a statement from the Eugene Police Department. “[We] created security plans to allow for a safe environment for everyone in the community to exercise their constitutional rights and freedoms, to protect the lives and property of all involved, and prevent safety disruption to uninvolved community members.”
According to the release, groups began to arrive around 9:45 a.m. on October 23. Roughly an hour later, one road was
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