Yale Law School Invites Drag Queen To Read Ibram X. Kendi Out Loud to Students

Robin Fierce, a former contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race, performed a dramatic reading of ‘Antiracist Baby’ at the law school’s first ever drag queen story hour.

Yale Law School hosted on February 28, a drag queen for an dramatic reading of IbramX. Kendi Yale Daily News reported Thursday was the first drag queen story time at the law school’s 199-year-old history.

Robin Fierce is a former contestant in the reality TV series RuPaul’s Drag Race, read three children’s books out loud to dozens of Yale Law students—including Kendi’s Antiracist Baby?, New York Times bestseller That “empowers parents and children to uproot racism.”

“Babies are taught to be racist or anti racist,” One passage is read in the book. “There’s no neutrality.” Children are also told by other passages “confess” Their racism and “knock down the stack of cultural blocks.”

Fierce—who also performed a dance routine for attendees—got a considerably warmer welcome than some other guests at the law school. Students protested when Kristen Waggoner (a conservative religious liberty lawyer) visited Yale Law last school year. caused so much commotion The police had to take her out of the building.

Fierce’s talk featured no fireworks. Organisers framed it as a response. “problematic” guests.

“Many of the queer students at the law school do not feel safe there or want to spend any extra time in that building,” A.J. Hudson, a third year law student, hosted the event and told the Yale Daily News. “To pay a drag queen to come speak—a directly system-impacted person whose expertise is just as valuable as a heterosexual cisgender white man, lawyer or judge, it’s historic.”

Yale Law has never hosted drag queens before, but other schools at the university have. Yale Divinity School will host its LGBT student group in October 2021. “DivOut,” sponsored A drag show is called “Divinity of Drag.” According to The, drag queens have also appeared at the university’s business, drama, and forestry schools. Yale Daily News.

 Fierce answered questions about drag politics from the audience after story time was over. One student asked. “what gives you hope” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, (R.), has ordered the purging of diversity, equity, inclusion officers at state universities. Fierce replied that “handing children the power to imagine” Was the “light” This keeps her motivated. Yale Daily News reported.

Yale Law School is not the only high-profile institution to have a drag queen. President Joe Biden signed December’s Respect for Marriage Act. invited Marti Cummings, a “non-binary” A drag queen who hosts events for toddlers. She is invited to the White House to sign documents.