A 2019 photo of a drag performer has recirculated with the false impression that they flashed their genitals to children at a library, but unedited photos show the performer was clothed. The original photo shows a drag performer who goes by the name Sasha Sota during an event called Stories Together with Drag Performers at Ridgedale Library, part of the Hennepin County Libraries, in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The event drew criticism by conservative outlets at the time (here), (here), (here). Stories Together with Drag Performers was a program by Hennepin County Libraries that partnered with drag performers to read aloud to children, as covered by local news outlet MPR News (here). The drag performer pictured did not flash their genitals to children at a library event.

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Persons: Sasha Sota, Joshua Yetman, Yetman, Read Organizations: Ridgedale, Hennepin County Libraries, Twitter, Reuters Locations: Hennepin, Minnetonka , Minnesota, Hennepin County