Two Republican Arizona lawmakers are opening the legislative session by seeking to restrict drag shows.State Sen. Anthony Kern has filed one bill that would ban drag performances during certain hours — aimed primarily at quashing drag brunches — and another that would prohibit them on public property or any location where they could be viewed by a minor.
Sen. John Kavanagh has chimed in with a bill to ban the use of state funds for drag shows targeting minors.Kern’s Senate Bill 1030 would stipulate that a drag show could not take place between 1 a.m.
and 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday or between 1 a.m. and noon Sundays. It would put drag shows in the same category as performances featuring nudity.
Violation would be a misdemeanor. His bill dealing with locations, SB 1028, also would put drag shows in that category and would make the first violation a misdemeanor and subsequent ones a felony.