I'll be watching for reports later today from downtown Des Moines as Polk County Supervisor Matt McCoy and the advocacy group Iowa Safe Schools sponsor a drag story hour at the central campus of the Des Moines Public Library.
The sponsors have rented the room, by the way; the library is not a sponsor of the event.
The story hour has been reported upon widely and, as one might expect, the shocked and appalled contingent has been busy, too. One of my social media feeds this morning, for example, included a rallying post from Moms for Liberty, an association that could hardly be described as LGBTQ+ friendly.
There's potential here for the event to turn ugly, or not. It all depends --- primarily upon the demeanor of those who disapprove.
All things being equal, I'm reasonably sure that Jesus will be there --- nothing flashy, just a little makeup and a pair of sparkly sandals.
But what will he read? Something based upon a riff from Matthew 25 perhaps.
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