Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said last week that he intends to ask child protection services to investigate parents who take children to drag queens shows. The announcement came after videos of an event in Dallas were circulated, in which children watch and make cash payments to performers.
“Now it looks like there is a concerted effort to increasingly expose children to things that are not age-appropriate,” the governor said.
Republican state representatives in Texas and Florida also announced the creation of bills that would ban children from participating in the events. “We will pass a law to prosecute these crimes and end any adult’s right to take children to these perverted shows. When will the sexualization of children stop?” tweeted Florida Representative Anthony Sabatini.
Celebrities drag queens have reacted on social media, criticizing the measures proposed by Texas and Florida politicians, arguing that lawmakers intend to distract the public from the new gun laws.
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