Drag Shows

The bill bans drag performances that could be perceived as sexual in the presence of minors.

360 Queen Entertainment appears in court as part of ACLU Texas' lawsuit against a statewide drag ban.

The Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU Texas have filed separate lawsuits against SB12, which goes into effect on Sept. 1.

Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, slammed the measures, saying 'they can talk about drag shows and they can talk about nonsense. But at the end of the day, we are not protecting our most precious asset — and that is our children.'

Similar debates on hot-button social issues — from gender-affirming care to drag performances to DEI programs — are playing out in statehouses nationwide.

Opponents frequently characterized the drag events as catering to children, even when businesses advertised them as adults-only or provided warnings about the potential for explicit material.