GORHAM — A children’s storytime event at the Baxter Memorial Library on Saturday ended in a physical confrontation and police intervention after a local man attempted to force his way into a private room where a drag performer was reading to families.
The event featured Bryan Spaulding, a Gorham Pride organizer performing under the name of Letta the Queen. He read a handful of gender-affirming books to a dozen kids and their parents inside a private room in the library that was rented by Gorham Pride
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