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Last weekend a gay bar was hosting “Customer Appreciation Day,” by offering free tacos to everyone. My boyfriend and I (a local gay couple), decided to go- because, well, free tacos. When we got there, there was literally a KIDS DRAG SHOW. Little kids that weren’t even 16 were performing for tips. It felt fucking weird as hell to watch these older men hand out these boys in dresses $1 bills. My boyfriend and I ate our tacos, and immediately left. Fucking hated it.
As a gay man, I despise drag shows. They aren’t fun or entertaining. I want to see men in gay bars, not men dressed in women’s clothes. While I think it’s ridiculous to ban self expression, I don’t like them. I hate how most gay bars attract so many straight women because of drag. It makes the gay bars feel like a zoo attraction, and it’s a complete turn off.
“They could still have a show and if it didn’t have, you know, nudity or partial nudity, as already is outlined in statute, or any of those things, then they can still have one,” he said. “Like a drag queen story hour, for instance, as long as they weren’t performing in those those type of ways or reading from materials that contained that kind of content.”

These guys should be forced to attend an actual drag show before they have any business restricting them. >

I've never seen nudity in a drag show.
These people are still reacting to that falsified video.
What the fuck do straight people think goes on in gay bars?
If you want to ban a form of self-expression then maybe you should observe it first. >

Gay public sex 1000000% happens in gay bars.
I’m a gay man and have seen a lot of things in gay bars. Never seen a drag queen take his dick out while performing, but I’ve seen other things.
San Francisco is renowned for their public sex in gay bars. The Powerhouse, a gay bar near Folsom, has a hidden back room where guys go to fuck [NSFW]. Last time I was in The Eagle there was dick sucking and ass eating by the bar (this was when Monkey Pox was still bad too). The first time I went to Club OMG in SF there was literally an orgy out in the open. But SF isn’t the only place; in Chicago, there’s the Jackhammer, in New York, there’s The Cock. In most major cities, there’s a cruising area of sorts.
There’s no denying it. Public sex happens in gay bars. If you’ve never seen it, it’s probably because you’re straight. Unfortunately most gay bars tend to attract straight women as customers due to the popularity of RuPaul’s Drag Race so tend to be pretty conservative with their gayness. >

That shit happens at some places. It's not something you'll find at most establishments. >

It’s definitely happening at gay bars, which is the point. I’ve seen it myself, let’s not act innocent. Even in establishments where there isn’t a backroom typically has a kink night where guys wear fetish gear and handkerchief symbolic of their kinks. Let’s not pretend gay bars aren’t sexual >

According to previous comments you live in Dallas, Texas. There's 100% gay sex happening in public there. How do I know? I've seen it this previous summer. Go to Reverchon Park at night and you'll see dozens of guys lurking in the dark on top of the hill looking to hook up. Guys were fucking in the dark there. Not to mention there's Club Dallas, a literal gay bathhouse where guys fuck wherever they want there. I should know, I did it myself too.
If you're not a gay man, it's no surprise if you're not familiar with this element of culture. Texas is incredibly conservative itself. I do, however, remember a story from this summer over outrage over a "drag for kids event," at Mr. Misster. While drag queens performed for/with children there was a sign that said "It's not going to lick itself," in the background- which caused the most uproar.
Texas' gay scene is definitely not innocent. >

Hey, i've got a crazy idea. If you don't like drag shows, don't go to the drag shows. I mean, it seems deceptively simple but is apparently truly arcane in its complexity. >

Conservatives, well, authoritarians, really, don’t trust people to make decisions for themselves. They see the average person as weak willed, corrupt, stupid, and are just one or two steps away from total degeneracy. To them, modern society is just Sodom and Gomorrah part deux. 
They don’t even need to especially religious to have that mindset, just a fervent, rigid idea of how the world “ought” to be, and the anger that their expectations are constantly disappointed. They hate just about everyone and think we need to kept in line by the iron grip of “strong men,” to keep from becoming animals. >


They see the average person as weak willed, corrupt, stupid, and are just one or two steps away from total degeneracy.

So they suffer from projection. >

As is tradition >

How does this not violate freedom of expression and freedom of association? >

Conservatives just want a more traditional dress code where men are in full suits or clothing made entirely out of an American flag, and women need to wear long flowing dresses. And actually, may as well just cover their faces…to make it simple they can just wear black from head to toe. Maybe they shouldn’t go to university either anymore… /s >

You make some good points. They could call themselves the "Students" and travel the country enforcing good, Christian values. They can even stock up on rocks and pool acid should some women become too uppity
/s >

"Small" government in action >

I’m sure there is a lot more pressing issues then banning drag shows >

Like Mark Meadows that is registered to vote in 3 states. 
NY 03 congressman elect George Santos who has lied about everything from his grandfather to college to donations toward animal rescue.
AZ wasted 100 million on shipping containers at the US Border 
Like crimes and gop bullshit like above.... >

It's a shame all these folks weren't around for GG Alin. They woulda loved him. >

We could use more punk >

My question is drag shows are considered sexual and grooming childen. Explain to me how beauty pageant for 4, 5 6 years isnt grooming them? Forcing little girls to wear heavy make up and dress up like a young women along with heels appear to groom children more for pedophile. Dont even get me started with cheer leading. During a local Football team I took my grandmother her mom was helping out in confession. Well low and behold! There were girls 13, 14, 15 moving body parts so fast I lost track. Some of dancers were grinding up against the male cheerleaders rubbing their legs against each other. I have seen Drag shows, nothing in those shows could compare to the soft porn dances being done at our local foot team by cheerleaders I dont hear a peep out of parents when their own daughters and sons are making all the moves even growning and mouning out with each hip thrust. Florida really wants make an issue of drag storyline? Wait til they se the video I took of our cheerleaders. Might be very eye opening >

You don't understand, that's good wholesome sexualization designed to help the local evangelical preachers pick out their next victims. >

whats next? banning Kids in the Hall reruns? >

And Shakespeare! >

The Scottish play couldn't do woad and bareasses to start with, now no kilts?!? 
Oh Republicans! Thy letters have transported me beyond
This ignorant present, and I feel now
The future in the instant. And oh boy is it an absolute shitshow. >

Of course it is, but it could take 10+ years for a case to resolve in the courts, and meanwhile they get their way. >

In the meantime it is held and enforced. >

As a boomer, we had clowns. Clowns had the reputation of sometimes being scary folks that sometimes really were pervs that were akin to carney’s. (Another oldster reference). 
I never wanted to become a clown. They weren’t “grooming” kids.  I’ve not heard of drag show performers being perverted or scary. Why the hate on this generations’ entertainers? >

Republicans hate the constitution especially the part about free speech >

If you know a republican, you know a fascist >

1st amendent. >

Unfortunately, Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett get to decide that. >


Baker’s bill defines an adult cabaret performance as “a performance in a location other than an adult cabaret that features topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest, or similar entertainers, regardless of whether performed for consideration.”

So let me get this straight, or whatever, if a person engages in what I would consider adult Cabaret performance (other than the male and female "impersonators" which literally is at the heart of all theater given the tradition was passed down to us through the Greeks and Shakespeare) in an adult cabaret, it is not considered an adult Cabaret performance because it did not happen outside of an adult Cabaret? >

So no more strippers for bachelor parties? >

Yes, this bill would mean that you would not be allowed to have strippers for bachelor parties outside of adult Cabaret performance centers. >

And also bachelorette parties.
Wow! >

I have a personal tip that I would like to pass on to these Republicans, a coping mechanism, if you will:
I too have a distaste for drag shows. I don’t get them, I have no interest in them, and when I see a commercial for Rupaul’s show or some other drag thing in the media, I find it a bit cringy, and even feel a little grossed out. 
Do you know how I deal with it? I DON’T FUCKING WATCH IT OR GO TO A DRAG SHOW!!!!
I don’t try to ruin it for everyone else! Jesus, what is so goddamn difficult about that? >

Of all the things to make their top priority…drag shows?  No one even cared about drag shows until these people started going mental about it.  
I’ve heard more about and seen more drag queens (thanks to the news coverage) in the past 6 months than my entire life because of the antics of these people. >

Lol, this is blatantly unconstitutional.

“As a Dad of 4 daughters I’m extremely concerned what is being allowed in public spaces accessible by minors.”

Then don't go to them! Just because you're afraid and a bigot doesn't mean other people are. >

In any other timeline, I'd agree with you. I think that might be the play by the state. It's well known that 1st amendment is not absolute. Hence why you can't call for violence or use speech that can incite harm on others. I think they are hoping something like this gets up to SCOTUS so the court can go "hmmm clearly drag shows are harmful to society, they should be banned." and then poorly retcon legal theory to arrive at the desired conclusion like they've done for every unfavorable position they've taken so far. >

Alternate headline: "Missouri state legislator feels reading books to children is a sexual act"
He wants to ban drag queen story time, but the bill only bans "entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest". So I can only conclude that he finds a drag performer reading a children's book to children to have overt sexual nature.
Fucking pervert. >

Wait, who is for "Cancel Culture"? >

What's wild to me as someone from Miami is not the number of people in this country who have never been to a drag show, but these batshit ideas they have about what happens at them that they're absolutely convinced are true. I've got people in Pigs Knuckle, Arkansas trying to tell me- above my assurances that drag shows are where people go to have drinks and enjoy fun and funny performances- that they're actually dens of perverse, orgiastic sex, debauchery, and gRoOmInG. 
Like... have yall never even watched The Birdcage? Just some truly scared and pathetic people out there. >

Cons: party of cancel culture. >

Once again the gqp legislates against freedom of fun. >

Anyone remember Idaho's Senator Larry Craig's wide stance on this? >

Pedos saying drag is bad.  Makes sense. >

What happened to Inflation? >

Over it! Midterms happened, assholes got the House, now its drag shows, Hunter's laptop and sweet fuck all to help the dumb bastards that voted the shitheads (back) into office. >

Exoected in a state governed with scientific ignorance,  and religious bigotry and homophobia. >

Child pageants for 10 year olds though? No problem! >

That's just whataboutism, the thing we criticize the Gop for >

It's pointing out a clear lack of consistency and lack of concern for actual grooming. >

Then both are bad and your defense falls apart doesn't it ? It's whataboutism, deal with it. >

One is actually grooming and the other is not.  Showing their hypocrisy,  not whataboutism.