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Residents clash over drag story hours and Bridal Parade during public comment at Abilene council meeting
Summary
Public comment at the Abilene City Council meeting focused heavily on LGBTQ-related events and a planned Bridal Parade, with residents and community members offering sharply divided views on inclusion, safety and free expression.
Multiple speakers at the Sept. 11 Abilene City Council meeting used the public comment period to urge the council either to defend events such as drag story hours and a Bridal Parade or to allow citizens to object without forcing the events on others.
Monica Warren Walker, a retired Abilene ISD educator and board member of the Abilene Pride Alliance, told council members drag story time “builds literacy, imagination, and empathy.” Walker said the program involves an adult in costume reading children’s books and that “there’s no sexual content, no secret agenda, and parents are right there the entire…
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