Conservative activists across the country have protested against events in public spaces that feature people in drag, including drag queen story hours at public libraries.
Harmonica Sunbeam reads "The Serious Goose" by Jimmy Kimmel during "Drag Queen Story Hour" at the Hoboken Public Library Wednesday, June 8, 2022. BOISE, Idaho — A bill that would ban drag performances in all public venues will be introduced in the first days of the next session of the Idaho Legislature in January, Idaho Family Policy Center President Blaine Conzatti toldConzatti and other conservative activists around Idaho and across the country have protested against events in public spaces that feature drag queens,In September, Idaho Republican Party Chairwoman Dorothy Moon called for people to pressure corporate sponsors of Boise Pride to pull their names from sponsorship at the event over a scheduled “Drag Kids” performance for ages 11 to 18, which was ultimately postponed over safety concerns.
Conzatti said the draft bill is ready to be introduced as soon as the session gets underway but declined to share the text of the bill with the Sun and wouldn’t name the legislators who worked on it with him. “No child should ever be exposed to sexual exhibitions like drag shows in public places, whether that’s at a public library or a public park,” he said. Conzatti also cites a drag performance in Coeur d’Alene in June as another example of public indecency, when a performer was accused of exposing himself during a Pride in the Park event. After complaints, the local prosecutor’s office determined the video was edited to look like the performer had exposed himself when he had not. The performer has since filed a
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