Proposed bill would ban minors from attending drag shows in Iowa
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They are advertised as family friendly, like the BDSM one I showed.
A felony?!:
Exposing minors to drag shows would be criminalized under a proposed bill in the Iowa Legislature that critics say is overly broad and could potentially target artistic performances.
The House Education Subcommittee on Tuesday advanced House Study Bill 158, which would bar minors from attending drag shows or performances where a performer “exhibits a gender identity that is different than the performer’s gender assigned at birth through the use of clothing, makeup, accessories or other gender signifiers.”
The bill defines performances as singing, lip-synching, dances and readings.
Under the legislation, an adult who knowingly takes a minor to a drag show would be guilty of a Class D felony, which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of at least $1,025, but not more than $10,245. The Class D felony charge also would apply to business operators who knowingly let minors attend drag performances at their venues. They could face a fine of $10,000 for each minor in attendance.
The legislation comes as LGBTQ+ pride events, including drag story times where drag performers read to children at libraries and bookstores, have been targeted by conservative efforts to restrict them. Opponents of drag story times argue they expose children to “sexualized behavior.”
Proposed bill would ban minors from attending drag shows in Iowa
Exposing minors to drag shows would be a felony under a proposed bill in the Iowa Legislature that critics say is overly broad and could potentially target artistic performances.www.thegazette.com
Can I get arrested now, for posting a 30 yr old Bud Light Commercial...???
Not at all. But we know it’s more than just one, and if they’re advertised the same way, toward minors, that’s a problem.
No, I’m just asking you. The logic of your statement dictates you would believe it’s fine. If you don’t, please explain.
Learn how to properly quote. Or maybe pray to your little sky fairy that you can learn how to quote. I have my doubts.
They aren’t the same thing.
I raised two amazing kids in a less than conventional way. A way I saw fit. I’m less than perfect, but I’m proud of the adults they have become.
I know this is apples to hand grenades, but it has been about -30 windchill where I live the last 3 days. I have seen toddlers and a baby woefully underdressed for the weather, which is pretty freaking dangerous. I don’t think my kids seeing men dressed as women would do near as much harm as them losing a couple digits to frostbite because I was a negligent parent.
How is it not? You specifically stated, “I don’t need the government telling me what is/is not too much for my children.” In other words, parents should always have the right to decide. Fair enough. But that literally means a parent can take a child to any kind of sex show they want to. That applies to strip clubs and everything else…
So PG-13 and R rated films are okay, but a drag show is a bridge too far?
‘Merica.
Flip Wilson and Geraldine are rolling over in their grave.
‘Merica.
Flip Wilson and Geraldine are rolling over in their grave.
There are drag shows that go beyond rated “R”. And even rated “R” movies deny minors who are unaccompanied, yes?
They aren’t the same things. This isn’t that difficult.
Drag shows beyond R? Where exactly have you been watching these?
A live sex show is not a drag show.
You keep saying that, but it doesn’t make it so. Explain…
And we’re back to penalizing the parents who take their kids to them. You want these shows to better advertise what the type of content will be on display, cool. It’s not then also their fault if they do that and parents take their kids anyways.
I posted a ton of videos earlier in this thread. You’re just late to the party.
Exactly. By making it illegal for minors to attend, just like the strip club.
Strip cubs=nudity. Drag shows are not synonymous with nudity. If that were the case I would feel differently.
Brah…I have literally seen clips of trans people stripping in their shows in front of children. That is a 100% truth.
Sounds obsessive.
Why have you watched so many clips of something you're obviously "opposed" to?
Except this bill would ban them from ALL shows, which I’m not okay with.
Are men who recognize themselves as men dressed in drag to provide entertainment, the same as gender confused transvestites attempting to normalize their lifestyles?
No one cared about the entertainment Flip Wilson provided, he and everyone knew he was a man providing entertainment
No one cared about the entertainment Flip Wilson provided, he and everyone knew he was a man providing entertainment
Not to mention accepting them all as fact, not edited at all, etc.
Nice try. People here asked for evidence.
🤦♂️ it’s a very weird thing to protect. Why are you so upset about minors not attending these things?
So you've only watched these drag shows today as a result of this message board post?
Only some of them. A few I’d already seen. Why are you attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself? Why do you want minors attending sexual charged trans shows?
I’ve seen you broad brush a thing or two on this forum. lol
You’d rather it just get shrugged off. All the trans community has to do is disavow these types of shows. Why haven’t they?
Drag does not equal trans. There are layers to this which you don't seem to get.
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