Right-wing legislators are mounting a crackdown on queer culture in the Lone Star State.
at which a “person being dressed as the opposite gender is a primary component of the entertainment.”“All of us can agree that children should not be exposed to sexually explicit material,” said state Sen. Bryan Hughes
The State Affairs Committee advanced the legislation despite hearing from dozens of opponents, who said the proposed laws would restrict free speech, undermine a valid art form and discriminate against LGBTQ Texans. “The answer to this supposed issue is simple: If you don’t want your child to go to a drag show, don’t take them.”The pervasiveness and popularity of gender-bending dress in popular culture — from men playing women’s roles in Shakespeare to movies like “Mrs. Doubtfire” and shows like “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — also mean that the bill restricting public drag shows could impact the live entertainment industry far more broadly than the legislation’s authors expect.
“This bill seems less about protecting children and more about discrimination against the LGBT community,” Buchta said.Tamir Kalifa via Getty Images
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