Posted on 04/19/2023 2:46:06 AM PDT by Libloather
Republicans in the North Carolina House introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban drag performances in public places or in the presence of a minor.
House Bill 673 classifies “male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest” as adult entertainers in the same legal category as strippers. The bill does not define what constitutes “prurient interest,” nor does it say what constitutes a “male or female impersonator.”
Any drag performance done in a public space or at a venue with minors present would result in a misdemeanor on first offense and a felony for subsequent offenses.
“If folks are going to do that, or they want to have those kinds of shows, I prefer that children not be exposed to that,” Rep. Donnie Loftis, a Gastonia Republican and one of the bill’s primary sponsors, told The News & Observer.
Groups supporting LGBTQ+ rights immediately came out in opposition to the bill.
“This is a clear violation of our first amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom of expression and another attempt to remove queer and trans people from public life,” read a tweet from Equality NC, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ rights. “Drag is an art form, not a crime. We unequivocally condemn this legislation.”
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FWIW I think Repubbies are dumb to allow this to be branded as “banning public drag shows.”
This allows the lefties to control the narrative, by misrepresenting it as an attack on the LGBT community & 1st Amendment rights in general.
The emphasis should be on REGULATING drag shows, making them “adult only” or “over 18 only.”
Like cigarettes and alcohol. You can’t take a child into a bar, even if it is your own kid, right?
Strippers and peep show workers unite! You can now do your shows in the street and in elementary schools!
Good...and if mentally ill males want to be on a sports team, let them be on the mentally ill segment of the teams - boys, girls and mentally ill... 🤓
Good idea it’s called progress another way to tick off the democrats and media.
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