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A childrens bookstore in waterville is planning a drag queen story hour next month, but the event scheduled for the weekend of the city councilapproved central maine pride day. Drag queen story hour prevails over protest at waterville. Community members are pushing back against hateful rhetoric targeting childrens book cellar, a locally owned bookstore in waterville, which in partnership with central maine pride is holding a drag story hour intended to celebrate gender diversity in the state. Maine childrens bookstore receives backlash over drag story.
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