"This is the death rattle of a movement that just cannot adapt to a changing world and to a community that is saying, 'We're not hiding in the shadows anymore.'"
She helped establish and run the Los Angeles Drag Story Hour to spark interest in reading and inclusion among children.
Libraries staging drag story hours have faced angry protesters calling for children to be protected from adult entertainment.
Pickle, who will be inaugurated as West Hollywood's drag laureate on July 16, will work with D'Arcy Drollinger, recently named San Francisco's Drag Laureate.
"I really want to empower drag artists to explore their talents, push themselves and challenge themselves, to really show the world that drag is a powerful, dynamic and intellectual art form," said Pickle.
Persons:
Pickle, Christina Cady, D'Arcy Drollinger, Jorge Garcia, Sonali Paul
Organizations:
West Hollywood, Angeles, Thomson
Locations:
ANGELES, West, Los Angeles, U.S