The Florida law that limits drag shows in the state will remain blocked, the Supreme Court said Thursday, dealing a blow to a key initiative championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida had asked the high court to narrow a lower court’s injunction that stopped the law from being enforced statewide. The justices declined to do so.

Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have allowed the law to take effect.

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    11 months ago

    The key is that it doesn’t actually define what “sexually explicit adult shows” are.

    But the rhetoric was saying anything and everything counted as “sexually explicit” even when the performers were in full, high necked ball gowns that they had to be sewn into. i.e. any drag show at all.

    Also, the rhetoric was about stopping the shows, regardless of the age of the audience.

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      11 months ago

      Why does it matter how vague the “sexually explicit” part is? Kids don’t belong at drag shows, ever.

      What possible reason would you have for wanting to take a kid to a drag show? Drag is a fetish ffs.

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      11 months ago

      the rhetoric was about stopping the shows, regardless of the age of the audience

      Maybe the rhetoric from the people that want to take their kids to overtly sexual drag shows, but no one was trying to ban drag shows.

      Much like with transgender surgery, no one cares if adults do drag - just keep the children out of it.