Florida bill defines drag shows as ‘serious danger to public health & safety’ for kids
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2023 5:03 am
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida lawmakers have drafted legislation to ban drag show performances if children might see them in restaurants, bars, or other venues. Should the bill pass, businesses that violate the proposed rules would risk their license to operate.
House Bill 1423, sponsored by Broward Republican Randy Fine is titled “Protection of Children.” As written, the bill states that adult performances that a child may be able to see constitute an “immediate, serious danger to public health, safety, or welfare.”
In response, the legislation would make it so an adult live performance, defined in the bill as:
Any show, exhibition, or other presentation in front of a live audience which, in whole or in part, depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, specific sexual activities as defined by state statute
Performances that present lewd conduct, the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genital or breasts when it
predominantly appeals to a prurient, shameful, or morbid interest
Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community of this state as a whole with respect to what is suitable material or conduct
for the age of the child present
Taken as a whole is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for the age of the child present
https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/flor ... -for-kids/
House Bill 1423, sponsored by Broward Republican Randy Fine is titled “Protection of Children.” As written, the bill states that adult performances that a child may be able to see constitute an “immediate, serious danger to public health, safety, or welfare.”
In response, the legislation would make it so an adult live performance, defined in the bill as:
Any show, exhibition, or other presentation in front of a live audience which, in whole or in part, depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, specific sexual activities as defined by state statute
Performances that present lewd conduct, the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genital or breasts when it
predominantly appeals to a prurient, shameful, or morbid interest
Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community of this state as a whole with respect to what is suitable material or conduct
for the age of the child present
Taken as a whole is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for the age of the child present
https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/flor ... -for-kids/