Joe.My.God. LGBT News
NBC News reports:
A filed Monday would classify any business that decides to host a drag show under the state’s statutory definition of “sexually oriented businesses.” The bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Jared Patterson, defines a drag performer as anyone who “exhibits a gender identity that is different than the performer’s gender assigned at birth “by using “clothing, makeup, or other physical markers” and “sings, lip syncs, dances, or otherwise performs” in front of an audience.
The current definition of “sexually oriented businesses” includes any venue where two or more people perform nude and alcohol is served. Those businesses are bound by special limitations, including a misdemeanor charge on par with vehicle burglary for the business owner if anyone under age 18 is let in. Patrons must be charged entrance fees of at least $5 at such venues, according to Texas statutes.
Read the full article.
This is a literal ban on trans people performing in any capacity. A trans actor in a musical singing would suddenly make it “drag” and thus result in the play venue being labeled a “sexually oriented business.”
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) November 15, 2022
Any venue that hosts “drag” events would be considered a “sexually oriented business” and must never allow a minor to enter at all, not just during the event. Not only that, it imposes a $5 fee per person on any business that hosts a drag event.
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) November 15, 2022
It also incorporates the ability of the Attorney General to sue and enjoin any business that violates this law. Thus, Ken Paxton would have the legal authority to sue any venue that hosts a drag performance and potentially close it down.
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) November 15, 2022
Here is the chud responsible for this bill, @JaredLPatterson. pic.twitter.com/fjQdwrYHkR
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) November 15, 2022
Shows that will no longer be performed in Texas: Victor/Victoria, Chicago, La Cage Au Folles, Some Like It Hot, Hairspray, Rent, Kinky Boots, Peter Pan, M. Butterfly, Matilda, Hegwig and the Angry Inch, Spamalot…. pic.twitter.com/XUZPzWv7IN
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 16, 2022
Under this newly proposed Texas law, @Harry_Styles would effectively be banned from performing in Texas. It’s not just a law against trans or drag, it polices anyone who violates gender norms with clothing. It creates huge liabilities for businesses that allow “them” to perform. https://t.co/1NpSthFhB2 pic.twitter.com/b1OZQjt8zq
— Mike Stabile (@mikestabile) November 15, 2022
As a TX policy pal pointed out, the language in this proposed Texas bill to classify venues with drag performances as sexually oriented businesses would make Ballet Austin an SOB, as Mother Ginger in the Nutcracker is often performed by a man pic.twitter.com/qHSAsMNR7g
— Susan Elizabeth Shepard (@SusanElizabeth) November 15, 2022