Dramaten announced that they offer guided tours for children led by two drag queens. "I think it's absurd," says Dramaten's artistic director Mattias Andersson.

Representatives of the Sweden Democrats have repeatedly criticized story times with drag queens in libraries.Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand says that the government is clear that the principle of arm's length, i.e. that politicians can control the culture's budget but not over the artistic content, must be maintained.