‘DeSantis has to go’: Drag Race stars join protest against Florida’s proposed drag restrictions
Drag Race stars Detox and Roxxxy Andrews were among the many drag performers and allies who demonstrated against Florida’s proposed restrictions on drag this week.
Hundreds protested peacefully at the state’s Capitol building in Tallahassee on 25 April after lawmakers passed the Protection of Children Act (Senate Bill 1348) last week.
Just like the bill that recently passed in Tennessee, its wording is vague and would see children banned from attending what is broadly referred to as “adult live performances”.
Such ambiguity has resulted in many fearing the law could be used as a way to target drag shows in Florida. In response to this bill, as well as the many other anti-LGBTQ+ pieces of legislation introduced in the state, more than 300 protestors wore red shirts with the phrase “the show must go on” branded on them. “Drag is not a crime,” the packed out crowd chanted outside the aforementioned building. READ MORE: Drag is under attack – but these queens aren’t backing down anytime soon Darcel Stevens, a drag queen from Orlando who organised the march alongside Equality Florida, told ABC News: “Drag queens are not just entertainers, we’re valued contributors to society, small business owners, parents, teachers, nurses, first responders and much more.
