Pride Month has been over for about a week now, but that didn't stop the Halton Hills Public Library from welcoming children's entertainers Fay and Fluffy back to Georgetown.
But one group was not so welcoming to the drag queens.
About two-dozen protesters gathered outside the Georgetown branch to voice their opposition to Fay and Fluffy's Storytime - a storytelling presentation put on by the performers for the entertainment of children.
"They (the protesters) have decided this is something they are going to speak up against, and that is their right to do so," said Acting Chief Librarian Beverly King.
"It's unfortunate that there are people who don't understand what Fay and Fluffy Storytime is about... Which is about inclusivity."
The atmosphere outside the library, though tense, was largely peaceful. The demonstrators waved Canadian flags, yelled slogans at library staff, who has setup booths outside of the building for people wandering around at the Georgetown Farmers' Market.
"I am protesting because I believe that children should not be pulled into the world of drag," said protester Chrystal Peters.
She further expressed concern regarding children learning about what she called "gender ideology."
Similar protests have dominated media reports both in Canada and the United States.
Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé performed five books at their show, all of which had lessons on acceptance and inclusion.
"Our libraries, our community centres, in our towns... they are places where everyone should feel welcome," Soufflé said in reminding the kids of the lessons from a past reading.
