{"id":1741254,"date":"2022-11-16T13:33:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1741254"},"modified":"2022-11-16T13:33:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:33:20","slug":"tennessee-gop-moves-to-protect-children-from-sexualized-drag-queen-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-gop-moves-to-protect-children-from-sexualized-drag-queen-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee GOP Moves To Protect Children From Sexualized Drag Queen Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessee-gop-moves-to-protect-children-from-sexualized-drag-queen-events%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1741254&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a> have introduced legislation aimed at protecting children from sexualized drag queen events.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee\u2019s Republican Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson last Wednesday introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.tn.gov\/Bills\/113\/Bill\/SB0003.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 3<\/a>,\u00a0which would\u00a0make it an offense for \u201ccabaret performers\u201d to hold shows on public property or at any location where it could be viewed by minors.<\/p>\n<p>The bill defines these performances as \u201ctopless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, and male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Effectively, the bill seeks to keep sexual performances away from kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Any performer violating the potential law would face a class A misdemeanor, with a maximum sentence of about a year in prison and a $2,500 fine. Repeat offenders would face a class E felony, punishable by up to six years behind bars and a $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bill is about protecting children,\u201d Sen. Johnson told The Daily Wire. \u201cIt is dangerous to expose children to inappropriate sexually suggestive drag shows. Early exposure to sexually explicit content can have harmful effects on children\u2019s developing brains. I am trying to prevent that with this bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The measure seems to be, in part, a reaction to footage of sexualized, so-called \u201cfamily friendly\u201d drag queen events across the nation. In one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dallas-gay-bars-drag-show-for-kids-obscene-sign-draws-angry-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dallas-gay-bars-drag-show-for-kids-obscene-sign-draws-angry-protests&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1668705842025000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2s6bfHW5xKo8SBdWKn3guq\">example<\/a>, a Dallas gay bar hosted a \u201cDrag the Kids to Pride\u201d event over the summer where drag queens were taking dollar bills from children, as you might see a stripper do. A sign at the show also read, \u201cIt\u2019s not gonna lick itself!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-makes-move-against-florida-bar-that-held-sexually-explicit-drag-shows-with-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-makes-move-against-florida-bar-that-held-sexually-explicit-drag-shows-with-kids&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1668705842025000&#038;usg=AOvVaw15KM4klPWak-48aMUz7WHl\">Video<\/a>\u00a0out of a bar in Florida over the summer showed\u00a0sexualized drag queens entertaining young children, too. In one instance, a\u00a0young girl is seen walking hand-in-hand with a drag queen with exposed breasts and a thong with dollar bills hanging out.<\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1582819545441390592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1582819545441390592&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1668705842025000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0m51SHlP7aMTFX8ZA5dV2I\">footage<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0an outdoor pride event in Columbia, South Carolina, shows a drag queen performing with a young girl in his arms on stage, showing the girl how to take dollar bill tips from a rowdy crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Critics claim the bill potentially infringes on the First Amendment rights of drag queens and view the legislation as targeting the LGBT community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Campaign legal director Sarah Warbelow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/law\/2022\/11\/09\/bills-introduced-tenn-ban-drag-shows-gender-affirming-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>\u00a0the Advocate\u00a0that SB3\u00a0amounts to intimidation of LGBTQ+ people and \u201cperpetuates false, offensive narratives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA drag performance at a bar for adults is very different from a drag story hour at a library; the first is theatrical entertainment and creative validation, while the second is about diversity and inclusion,\u201d Warbelow said, seemingly suggesting kids are already effectively banned from sexualized drag show performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis proposal as written should not impact drag story hours and similar events because they are not \u2018prurient\u2019 performances, but it is evident that the legislation aims to mislead the public and intimidate LGBTQ+ people by perpetuating false, offensive narratives,\u201d the director added.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Tennessee Republicans have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-tennessee-introduces-legislation-to-ban-trans-treatments-for-minors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduced<\/a>\u00a0Senate Bill 1, the Protecting Children from Gender Mutilation Act, which would prohibit doctors from prescribing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and performing gender-related surgeries on minors for the purpose of medical transition.<\/p>\n<p>SB3 is set to be debated during the next legislative session, which begins on January 10, and is likely to pass since Republicans hold super-majorities in both legislative chambers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-tennessee-introduces-legislation-to-ban-trans-treatments-for-minors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee Introduces Legislation To Ban Trans Treatments For\u00a0Minors<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans in Tennessee have introduced legislation aimed at protecting children from sexualized drag queen events. Tennessee\u2019s Republican Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson last Wednesday introduced Senate Bill 3,\u00a0which would\u00a0make it an offense for \u201ccabaret performers\u201d to hold shows on public property or at any location where it could be viewed by minors. 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