A bill passed by Florida’s GOP-led state legislature allows the state to fine, suspend or revoke food and beverage licenses of businesses that allow children to attend any “adult live performance” that “appeals to a prurient, shameful, or morbid interest.”
State Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican who sponsored the bill impacting drag shows, has
Tuesday’s demonstration — called the Drag Queen’s March — drew drag queens and activists from throughout the state. Some wore rainbow-colored flags. Others donned fake eyelashes and long gloves. Drag performers have testified against several of the bills, but the gathering was the largest protest to date.
Speakers at the rally aimed most of their criticism at DeSantis, who is expected to announce his candidacy for the GOP presidential primary next month. DeSantis has made issues that impact the LGBTQ community a priority in his aggressive agenda to change state lawsthat he says protect children. He called drag shows that permit children to attend “a disturbing trend in our society to try to sexualize these young people.
Former state representative Carlos Guillermo-Smith, the first openly gay Latino elected to the Florida legislature, said that while the new bill against adult performances doesn’t specifically ban drag shows, that is the intention.
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