Drag king Oliver H reads to children at a Drag Story Hour in Queens, NY on December 12, 2022.
Drag king Oliver H reads to children at a Drag Story Hour in Queens, NY on December 12, 2022.
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  • 'Oliver H,' a NYC drag king, read to 50 kids during 2022's 'terrifying' but joyful final protest.
  • 'It sounded like a parade,' he said of 200 singing, rainbow-clad allies who drowned out the protesters.

"Oliver H," a New York City drag king with a self-described, rainbow-colored "mohawk to the sky," has read to kids at dozens of Drag Story Hour events, many of which spurred protests.

But he knew he'd better add extra flowers when he painted on his beard for his December 29 reading at a public library in Queens.