Two bills concerning drag show performances are being considered by the Texas Legislature this session.
On Thursday, the Senate Committee on State Affairs began hearing testimony regarding two bills put forward by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-District 1): Senate Bill 12 and Senate Bill 1601.
SB 12 changes the definition of "sexually oriented performances" to include male performers acting as women and female performers acting as men that are sexual.
Under the bill, business owners cannot allow a "sexually oriented performance" to occur while there are children under the age of 18 present. The bill would make it so that drag performances could not occur while children are around, and violators could face a civil penalty of up to $10,000.
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