A Republican Texas lawmaker on Monday announced he will be introducing legislation to ban minors from attending drag shows.
State Rep. Bryan Slaton cited viral video of children attending a drag show at a 21+ gay bar in Dallas over the weekend.
“The events of this past weekend were horrifying and show a disturbing trend in which perverted adults are obsessed with sexualizing young children,” Slaton said in a statement. “As a father of two young children, I would never take my children to a drag show and I know speaker Dade Phelan and the rest of my Republican colleagues wouldn’t either.”
“Protecting our own children isn’t enough and our responsibility as lawmakers extends to the sexualization that is happening across Texas,” he added.
Drag shows are no place for a child.
I would never take my children to a drag show and I know Speaker Dade Phelan and my Republican colleagues wouldn’t either.
I will be filing legislation to address this issue in the new #txlege . pic.twitter.com/R7NkX7ADBR
— Bryan Slaton (@BryanforHD2) June 6, 2022
Drag queens danced for little children this weekend at Mr. Misster, a gay bar in Dallas, Texas.
Mr. Misster put on a children’s drag show for gay pride month.
Parents brought their children to the 21+ gay bar on Saturday and cheered them on as they threw money at the queens.
Children were also invited to ‘walk the catwalk’ and perform with the drag queens.
Notice the little boy hangs his head in shame as he walks with the drag queen:
Children are invited on stage and walk with the Drag Queens pic.twitter.com/PGmt5oIxkD
— Tayler Hansen 🇺🇸 (@TaylerUSA) June 4, 2022
One of the queens danced suggestively for the children after a kid gave him money.
The drag queen danced in front of a neon sign that read “It’s not gonna lick itself!”
WATCH:
A Drag Queen just dropped it low for a child and took money from them as well. pic.twitter.com/s7MJhLplzX
— Tayler Hansen 🇺🇸 (@TaylerUSA) June 4, 2022
