Anti-drag laws—including legislation with sanitized language that takes aim instead at “adult performances” or “cabaret” shows, an anti-drag dog whistle—are already on the books in three states: Arkansas, Florida and Montana.
, is part of a larger nationwide push to stigmatize any content with LGBTQ themes, presenting it as a danger to kids. And beyond drag performers and their allies, anti-drag laws will no doubt victimize the trans community—since “their vague language could lead to the broad criminalization of public gender-nonconformity,”“It’s been clear with SB 43 in Arkansas.
Rather than protect children, the frenzy around drag shows and at-large attacks on the LGBTQ community have detrimental effects on trans, gay and queer youth.71 percent of LGBTQ youth—including 86 percent of trans and nonbinary youth—say recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health.
75 percent of LGBTQ youth—including 82 percent of transgender and nonbinary youth—say threats of violence against LGBTQ spaces, such as community centers, pride events, drag shows or hospitals/clinics that serve transgender people, often give them stress or anxiety. season 13. “When I was 18, I went to prom in drag, and that’s how I was able to finally feel like I can express myself to people and people can finally see me.
“Drag is a form of speech, it is a form of expression,” said Adam Steinbaugh, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. “Some people might find it offensive. The solution to that is: Don’t go.”
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