Florida Takes Battle to Ban Minors From Drag Shows to the Supreme Court
Florida has taken its battle to ban minors from drag shows to the Supreme Court.
The state’s Protection of Children Act will fine or revoke the licenses of venues that “knowingly” admit children to “adult live performances.”
The law defines “adult live performances” as “any show, exhibition, or other presentation in front of a live audience which, in whole or in part, depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or specific sexual activities … lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts.”
The law was blocked by a federal judge who issued a preliminary injunction against it in June, claiming that it violates the First Amendment, after a lawsuit was filed by an Orlando restaurant called Hamburger Mary’s.
