Texas Drag Queens File Lawsuit Over State Prohibiting Children From Attending Adult Performances
Texas LGBTQ organizations and drag queens have filed a lawsuit over a state law prohibiting “sexualized performances and drag shows in the presence of a minor.”
The legislation, Senate Bill 12, was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in June.
The bill applies to performances containing nudity and “the exhibition or representation, actual or simulated, of sexual acts,” or performances that appeal “to the prurient interest in sex … regardless of whether compensation for the performance is expected or received.”
Businesses and venues that break the law will be fined up to $10,000 per violation. Performers who violate the law can be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, which will be punishable by up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
