TALLHASSEE, Fla. — (TALLHASSEE, Fla.) -- Hundreds of drag queens and allies are expected to march Tuesday in protest of recent legislation that organizers say is attacking the LGBTQ community.
The rally is expected to draw advocates statewide in Tallahassee Tuesday afternoon for a march to the state Capitol, where speakers are scheduled to include state Sen. Linda Stewart and Sen. Shevrin Jones and state Rep. Anna Eskamani, among others, organizers said.
"Drag Queens are not just entertainers, we're valued contributors to society -- small business owners, parents, teachers, nurses, first responders and much more. Floridians know we pose no threat," Darcel Stevens, a drag queen activist from Orlando who organized Tuesday's protest, said in a statement.
SB 1438, known as the Protection of Children Act, would allow the state to fine, suspend or revoke the food and beverage licenses of businesses that admit children to any"adult live performance." The bill defines this as"any exhibition, or other presentation in front of a live audience" that"depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or specific sexual activities" or other"lewd conduct.
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