Friday 20 May 2022 12:52 PM Outrage as Royal College of Nursing invites TODDLERS to a 'super-camp drag ... trends now
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Britain's nursing union has sparked outrage after planning a 'drag storytime' for toddlers next month.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has now removed all mention of the event from its websites following backlash on social media.
However, it told MailOnline the event — open to the union's 465,000 members and their families — will still go ahead after 'rescheduling'.
The CLIP Theatre's Drag Storytime (for ages 0-7) was going to be held on June 11 at the union's London headquarters as part of the RCN's celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride month.
Attendees would have enjoyed a 'splendidly silly, super-camp storytime' with 'one of London’s finest drag artists'.
Parents and children were promised 'interactivity, live music, silly props and sensory fun'.
However, the RCN event was immediately criticised after it was promoted on social media.
The original tweet from the Royal College of Nursing promoting the story time with a drag queen
Some RCN members were displeased with the college's decision to host the event
