Texas lawmaker says he wants to ban minors from watching drag shows following Dallas event

DALLAS – A Dallas occasion over the weekend known as “Drag Your Youngsters to Delight” has prompted debate about whether or not youngsters needs to be allowed to attend drag reveals.

The occasion was promoted as a “family-friendly” model of a weekly drag brunch held at a Dallas-area homosexual bar. June is widely known nationally as Delight Month.

Movies from contained in the occasion that present a handful of youngsters with their dad and mom went viral on social media this week.

Individuals and supporters defended the occasion saying it’s a method to share pleasure and have a good time who you might be, whereas protesters claimed it was “grooming” and endangering youngsters.

Exterior the bar, protesters surrounded some occasion attendees and known as for an finish to the occasion, in keeping with videos posted on Twitter that included specific language.

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Not less than one Texas legislator responded to the movies by saying he’s planning to file a invoice that bans minors from attending drag reveals.

State Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican from northeast Texas, introduced on Twitter Monday morning that he would file a invoice within the subsequent Texas Legislature, which is scheduled to start in January 2023.

“I’d by no means take my youngsters to a drag present and I do know Speaker Dade Phelan and my Republican colleagues wouldn’t both,” Slaton stated. “The occasions of this previous weekend had been horrifying and present a disturbing pattern wherein perverted adults are obsessive about sexualizing younger youngsters.”

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Slaton joined the Texas Legislature in 2021 and has not handed a invoice.

KSAT reached out to Texas Home Speaker Dade Phelan however didn’t obtain a response by publication.

In his assertion, Slaton famous that he has two younger youngsters and stated “defending our personal youngsters isn’t sufficient, and our duty as lawmakers extends to the sexualization that’s occurring throughout Texas.”

Texas Democrats responded to Slaton on Twitter saying “looks like there are a number of extra urgent issues we needs to be doing to truly look out for the well-being of Texas youngsters.”

Drag performer Alyssa Edwards echoed that sentiment, saying drag is a subjective artwork kind and {that a} youngster’s dad and mom are their most necessary trainer.

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“You, sir, have tweeted extra about #drag than the loss at #Uvalde. Is that this actually about youngsters or politics? #Priorities,” Edwards tweeted.

Charlotte Clymer, a transgender activist from Texas, additionally dragged Slaton’s statements.

Following the preliminary press launch, Slaton took to Twitter to double down on his feedback and known as the present “disgusting and harmful”.

KSAT has reached out to native satisfaction organizations for remark.