Florida's summer of culture wars heats up today with two controversies — drag queens and sex education in schools — both making national headlines. Both deal with parental choice and are favorite battlegrounds for Gov. Ron DeSantis, on the warpath to ensure reelection.
DeSantis is making a very public effort to take away the liquor license of a popular Miami drag venue, R House in Wynwood, for allowing children inside its popular performance brunches. The state’s Department of Business and Regulation says in a complaint the shows are “sexualized drag events.”
“Having kids involved in this is wrong,” DeSantis said. “That is not consistent with our law and policy in the state of Florida. And it is a disturbing trend in our society to try to sexualize these young people.”
