Texas Republican vows to protect children from the horrors of drag shows
dallasvoice.comTexas Republican state Rep. Bryan Slaton Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton, the Republican who represents Texas’ 2nd District in the state House, announced today that he intends to file a bill in the next session of the Texas Legislature, which convenes next January, barring minors from attending drag shows.
That will be his second session in office. “Drag shows are no place for a child. I would never take my children to a drag show and I know Speaker Dade Phelan and my Republican colleagues wouldn’t either,” said Slaton, a republican whose official House of Representatives website describes him as “an American businessman, pastor and politician.
In a press release announcing his intentions, Slaton said he decided to file the no kids at drag shows bill because of “several news stories over the weekend in which underage Texas children were subjected to inappropriate sexual content by adults.” The press release quotes Slaton as saying, “The events of this past weekend were horrifying and show a disturbing trend in which perverted adults are obsessed with sexualizing young children.” We assume he is referring to a “family-friendly drag show” held early Saturday at Mr.
Misster on Cedar Springs Road before the bar opened for its normal business day. A crowd of protesters gathered outside the bar and began harassing those who were going inside for the show.
