Category: Drag Queens

Federal Judge Says Preliminary Injunction Blocking Florida Law Prohibiting Minors From Drag Shows Applies to All State Venues

July 20, 2023
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A federal judge stated on Wednesday that his preliminary injunction blocking a Florida law protecting minors from being exposed to drag shows applies to all venues in the state. “Plaintiff is not the only party suffering injury as a result of the passage of the Act; it has a chilling effect on all members of…

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Largest Teachers Union Says Drag Queens Should Be Invited Into Schools

April 6, 2023
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Teachers should support drag queen story time events as part of a push for more “inclusive teaching” in schools, the UK’s largest education union has announced. The National Education Union (NEU) passed a motion at its annual conference that said initiatives like drag queen story time and inviting LGBT+ authors into schools can “help challenge…

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Tennessee Bans Drag Shows for Minors and Trans Youth Medical Procedures

March 3, 2023
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“Adult cabaret performances” in front of children and transgender medical treatment for minors have now been banned in Tennessee, as Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the legislation into law Thursday, March 2. Both laws will go into effect beginning July 1. The adult cabaret performance bill, which includes shows by drag queens or female impersonators,…

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‘Where Do We Draw the Line’: Drag Queen Story Time Events for Children Draw Flak From Opponents

January 23, 2023
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The resistance to Drag Queen Story Time came to a Vancouver suburb on Jan. 14, when about two dozen protesters showed up to rally against an event at the Coquitlam Public Library. The protesters were met by approximately 200 counter-protesters outside the library, as local drag queen Conni Smudge, the scheduled reader, arrived for the…

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Disney Hires Top Drag Queen for Its New Superhero Show

September 13, 2022
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At least one future Disney “princess” may actually be a man. Disney has hired drag queen Shea Coulee to play an unspecified role in its new Marvel superhero TV show, Ironheart. The show will also include Zoe Terakes, a “non-binary” actress. Ironheart tells the story of an Iron Man-like superhero. It will likely debut next…

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Restaurant Says Drag Shows Will Go On Despite Opposition From Governor

July 29, 2022
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—A Miami restaurant is in the sights of Gov. Ron DeSantis for holding drag queen shows where children were part of the audience—and the show—but its owners are pushing back against a complaint filed by the state where investigators called the venue a “nuisance.” They say the controversial drag show will go on…

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State Representatives Propose Legislation to Criminalize Bringing Children to Drag Shows

June 20, 2022
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In the aftermath of a drag show at a gay bar in Texas attended by children, state representatives in Texas and Florida have vowed to introduce legislation to make it a crime for an adult to bring a child to a drag show, with loss of parental rights as a potential consequence. On June 4,…

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