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Already, Hayden has taken Glitter HOLE to Body & Soul and the Dublin Fringe Festival.
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At Body & Soul, the audience was dominated by young women. Later in the festival, Connolly performed with the queer performance troupe (and underground queer cabaret night of the same name) Glitterhole. The band embraces its queerness
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- ↑ @DLR_Libraries (12 April 2019). "This group held a storytime session for this age group at the International Literature Festival Dublin in 2018; they were very well received and came highly recommended to us" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ @GlitterHoleDub (15 April 2019). "It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that our upcoming Drag Story Time event has been cancelled by @dlrcc We were contacted by DLR last month and asked to put on one of our drag storytelling performances to celebrate Pride. 1/6" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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dlr Libraries wish to advise that the Drag Story Time event planned to take place on Wednesday 26th June at 3pm in Deansgrange Library will not now go ahead. This event was programmed as an age appropriate, family-friendly story time session. However, following a review in terms of age appropriateness, this event will not now go ahead at this time
- ↑ @GlitterHoleDub (15 April 2019). "DLR Libraries have revised their statement to admit that the event was cancelled due to the volume of targeted homophobia rather than concerns over the "age appropriateness" of our event. I'm still awaiting an apology from them for the implications of their earlier statement" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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With regard to the cancellation of the Drag Story Time event in June, we wish to clarify that the cancellation was due to our significant concern at the high level of degrading, inappropriate comments on social media about the performers and library staff.
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DLR Libraries cited a review of the event's "age appropriateness" in a statement yesterday, but has since claimed 'Drag Story Time' was cancelled due to safety concerns.
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- ↑ Thomas, Cónal (20 April 2019). "Calls for repeal of Censorship Act following cancellation of drag storytelling event". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.