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Gay Conservative Reportedly Kills Himself After Being Harassed For Publicly Opposing Drag Queen Story Hour. Celebrations Erupt Online.

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Gay Conservative Reportedly Kills Himself After Being Harassed For Publicly Opposing Drag Queen Story Hour. Celebrations Erupt Online.
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Over the weekend, a gay conservative and right-wing college group leader reportedly took his own life after receiving abuse online for publicly opposing “drag queen story hour” events for children.

Twenty-one-year-old Wilson Gavin led a group of 15–20 protestors from the University of Queensland’s Liberal National Club (which is right-wing) to protest a “drag queen story hour” event being held at the Brisbane Square Library in Australia this weekend, according to LGBTQ Nation.

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