A drag story hour in Enfield, Connecticut, previously canceled after threatening comments were posted online, is back on track thanks to an outpouring of community support and an assurance of security from the event’s host venue.
Reported the Hartford Courant earlier this month, Enfield Pride’s president, Rev. Dr. Greg Gray, one of the threatening postings came from a person holding a gun in their profile photo. Gray explained to the Courant that previous Enfield Pride events have received backlash, but the threatening comments about this event felt different to him.
But earlier this week, CT Insider reported:
Two weeks after canceling a drag story hour that drew both enthusiasm and severe criticism from the community, Enfield Pride will hold the event after all at a local college campus.
The group — with a mission to promote community, fellowship, and support around LGBTQ+ issues — on Tuesday announced that the drag story hour will be held April 20 at CT State Asnuntuck. The community college will be hosting Enfield Pride’s event at 10 a.m. in its library and providing campus security.
“We have received so many messages of support from the queer community and our allies, so we are expecting a big event,” said the Rev. Greg Gray, pastor of Enfield Congregational Church and president of Enfield Pride. Just seconds after he posted the announcement online, around 50 people responded that they would attend or were interested in attending.
More: enfieldpride.org
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