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WATCH: Drag Queen Story Hour Is Back Thanks To A Partnership Between NYC Department Of Education And PBS

Beth Baumann
WATCH: Drag Queen Story Hour Is Back Thanks To A Partnership Between NYC Department Of Education And PBS
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The New York City Department of Education and PBS are partnering together for a new education program called “Let’s Learn,” which is geared toward kids ages 3 to 8. One of the latest episodes of the program features a drag queen named Little Miss Hot Mess reading and dancing to a book the host wrote called “The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish.”

“You may be wondering to yourself, ‘What on earth is a drag queen?’ Well, don’t worry because I’m going to tell you. Drag queens, we are everyday people who love to play pretend and dress up as often as we can. We love to wear shiny, sparkly outfits with all of our sequins and all of our glitter and a lot of jewelry and maybe a little too much makeup,” the host added. “And big hair, and big personalities. We like to perform on stage. We like to sing and dance and tell jokes. Sometimes we like to lip-sync, which is when we move our mouths to other people’s songs.”

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