A personal account of an attack on Drag Story Hour
In this youtube short, reporter Sam Zachar—who is the author of a 2-part podcast series for EpicenterNYC on Drag Story Hour in NYC—shares her personal account of an attack on one Drag Story hour event. Her personal account represents a much larger picture—a pivotal moment in history for LGBTQ rights and the impacts of the all-too-pervasive anti-LGBT movement.
"In my first venture out into Jackson Heights to attend a Drag Story Hour event, I was confronted with this scene of protesters and counter-protesters... the counter-protesters held these beautiful rainbow umbrellas.
They were playing disco music and everyone was making noise and having a great time and kind of escorting the children and families in and out of the library on the other side of the street.
However, there was so much anger and it made me feel fearful, honestly, as a queer New Yorker who has grown up here and has kind of seen how the city has evolved—and especially now with the Proud Boys entering the Jackson Heights area.
I also saw them present in Manhattan when I went to an event downtown.
I think that...it's just scary to know that...these people have so much anger in their hearts and wish you ill and harm."
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