Call them what they actually are and treat them accordingly. Stop pandering.

A bill introduced by state Rep. Jared Patterson would classify any business that hosts a drag performance as a ‘sexually oriented business’ under Texas law. This means that individuals younger than 18 would be prohibited from attending drag shows geared toward minors.

Those who violate the bill’s provisions will be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, on par with vehicle burglary and punishable by up to a year of county jail time and a fine of up to $4,000.

If these measures pass, Texas will have adopted laws similar to Tennessee, Florida, and others.


Texas HB643 2023-2024

Quote:By: Patterson H.B. No.643

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of sexually oriented business.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 102.051, Business & Commerce Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 102.051. DEFINITIONS.
In this subchapter:
(1)"Drag performance" has the meaning assigned by Section 243.002, Local Government Code.

(1-a) "Nude" means:

(A)entirely unclothed; or
(B)clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible through less than fully opaque clothing any portion of the breasts below the top of the areola of the breasts, if the person is female, or any portion of the genitals or buttocks.

(2)"Sexually oriented business" means a nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial enterprise that:

(A)provides for an audience of two or more individuals:
(i)live nude entertainment or live nude performances; or
(ii)a drag performance; and
(B)authorizes on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, regardless of whether the consumption of alcoholic beverages is under a license or permit issued under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.

SECTION 2. Section 243.002, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec.243.002. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION].
In this chapter:

(1)"Drag performance" means a performance in which a performer exhibits a gender identity that is different than the performer’s gender assigned at birth using clothing, makeup, or other physical markers and sings, lip syncs, dances, or otherwise performs before an audience for entertainment.

(2)"Sexually [, "sexually] oriented business" means:

(A)a sex parlor, nude studio, modeling studio, love parlor, adult bookstore, adult movie theater, adult video arcade, adult movie arcade, adult video store, adult motel, or other commercial enterprise the primary business of which is the offering of a service or the selling, renting, or exhibiting of devices or any other items intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to the customer; or

(B)a nightclub, bar, restaurant, or other commercial enterprise that provides for an audience of two or more individuals a drag performance.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

No more "Drag Shows" for kids. Period.

it's beyond sad this is any portion of any legislative discussion in the 21st century...

Anyone against these bills are people I don't want to share a country with.

(11-17-2022 03:53 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  


it's beyond sad this is any portion of any legislative discussion in the 21st century...

This.... +3

Good stuff.

Don't mess with Texas.....or its kids

CA will pass the total opposite. The courts will approve it. The TX law will get struck down. Rinse & repeat.

I've seen this game before.