http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/drag-queen-disinvited-reading-kids-deemed-inappropriate260213A Philadelphia female impersonator was invited to read Dr Seuss books, but was then told she was not allowed
26 February 2013 | By Jack Flanagan
A Philadelphia drag queen was invited to read Dr Seuss stories in celebration of the author, but then rejected after school directors discovered her drag act.
Martha Graham Cracker was contacted by the school's project manager Mark Simmons who was hoping to 'add a bit of variety to our program', as reported by local news by
phillymag.com.
Before Cracker and her drag team could get too excited, one of the members was contacted by Simmons.
He said: 'I'm in a bit of a quandary here... I'm being told by some of my superiors in this organisation that this guest choice is inappropriate.'
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Martha Graham Cracker Invited to Read to School, Then Told She's Too Inappropriate [Updated]
The drag cabaret legend's invitation to perform at an after-school program is revoked when officials deem her unsuitable for tots.
Posted by Josh Middleton on 2/25/2013 at 2:07PM
http://blogs.phillymag.com/gphilly/2013/02/25/martha-graham-crackers-invited-read-school-kids-told-inappropriate/ Philly drag cabaret legend Martha Graham Cracker has performed in front of almost every kind of audience imaginable — from gays and straights to, well, Bill Murray — but recently she was asked to do something she's never done before: read to kids at an after-school program. The unique opportunity was nixed dead in its tracks, however, when school officials chimed in that her act was "inappropriate" for children.
It all started when Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret bandleader (and Philly Post contributor) Victor Fiorillo received an email from Mark Simmons, a supervisor at Haddonfield Child Care, an after-school program in New Jersey with around 25 kids ranging in age from kingergarten to fifth grade. He wanted Martha to take part in his upcoming Read Across America series that paid tribute Dr. Seuss. She would read from a Seuss book of her choice, and maybe sing a few kid-friendly ditties. Simmons stated that he usually invited "local authors, police, politicians and illustrators," but wanted to ask Martha, because he was "trying to add a bit of variety to our program."
