Posted on 09/01/2023 7:38:39 PM PDT by RandFan
A federal judge in Texas has stopped the state’s ban on drag performances, which was scheduled to go into place Friday, enforcing a temporary injunction on the measure in a win for LGBTQ rights advocates.
A group of drag performance groups, led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, filed a suit against the state early this month claiming that the law is overly broad and infringes on their freedom of speech.
“The Court finds there is a substantial likelihood that S.B. 12 as drafted violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution under one or more of the legal theories put forward by the Plaintiffs,” District Judge David Hittner wrote in his opinion Thursday.
The law, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in late June, bans “sexually oriented performances” that take place in the presence of minors. LGBTQ advocates argued that the bill’s definition of performances is too broad and unconstitutional.
Venues that host events in violation of the law could be fined, and performers charged with a misdemeanor.
The ACLU of Texas celebrated the injunction decision.
“Drag performers and LGBTQIA+ allied businesses belong in our state — and Texas politicians have no right to censor our free expression,” the organization said.
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Yes, they have a right to express themselves. However, IMHO, they have no right to express themselves to children.
I think public drag shows are in the same class as a flasher in the park.
The courts are the final backstop for the LGBTQ forces and notice the intimidation of the Supreme Court now underway over ‘ethics’.
Appointed by Reagan in 1986.
Ahhh. That ‘splains it. His clerk-etts are doing his work for him, by now😉. They’re probably not Trumpish.
Friggin’ pervert judges are out there “groomin’” kids for the pedophiles too.
(in a win for LGBTQ rights advocates)
National mocking of God; often in the streets.
WHAT could possibly go wrong?
Luke 21:34-36
🛐🙏✝️
Yes he’s now 84 years old
Gotta wonder if some of these judges are also pedophiles.
I don’t know what about “sexually oriented performances” in the presence of minors is too broad. There’s just no legitimate expression that fits under that, or if something seems like it might, just use constitutional avoidance doctrine. The more specific you make “performances”, the more the law will read like one of those books they’ve been sneaking into public school libraries.
I remember back in the good old days when “drag performances” referred to hot rod races.
These people need to retire, for crying out loud.
Far left fascist “judges” are doing more damage to the United States of America than all of the far left hippies put together.
Everyone gets First Amendment rights.....
Except for those who are Patriots.
So does this mean that strippers can perform in front of children as well?
Another closet homo/pedo. Hasterts are all over the GOP.
Strippers in school? Mom, my fever broke, my tummy no longer hurts. Please let me go to school.
keep the freakshow indoors and out of view of the public.
otherwise it would be a violation of public decency laws.
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