All’s well That ends well. After the request of the Reconquest party to cancel the event, threats to artists, intimidation of the borough mayor, as well as a petition and even a action by an ultra-right groupthe reading of children’s stories by drags did take place in Lyon.
“Everything went very well,” said 20 minutes Zanni Lalune, one of the drags who hosted this session. Everyone was delighted! “. In total, a dozen children accompanied by their parents were present for this event which could accommodate up to 60 people. They were able to listen to the stories of the Little Prince, of Melusine or still that of Brownleaf and Color magician. Content “adapted to the public” as entrusted by the artists Félusine, Max Miller and Zanni Lalune. No propaganda, then, as the extreme right has made believe.
The mayor does not regret having maintained the event
“They were rather classic tales after all, with accessible stories. The children were not at all shocked, on the contrary, they were curious and amused, ”says the mayor of the 9th arrondissement Anne Braibant. The elected official said she was “delighted” with this performance despite “the disproportionate alerts” and “the energy” she requested.
Faced with the multiplication of actions against the holding of the event, the town hall had planned a framework of municipal and national police officers. “I absolutely do not regret having maintained it. We must hold on and above all not give them reason, ”adds Anne Braibant, alluding to the detractors. The mayor of the 9th does not rule out organizing other meetings even if this festivity was “proposed as part of a specific program for Pride Month”. Finally, according to a parent interviewed by BFM Lyonwhat questioned the young spectators the most were the police forces deployed on the spot as well as the numerous media present when they had “just come to listen to people tell a story”.