TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Senate voted 28-12 on Tuesday for a bill that would allow the state to revoke the liquor licenses of restaurants and other entertainment venues that let children into drag shows.
“Protecting the children of this state is our most sacred duty, but because this bill isn’t really about protecting children I stand in opposition,” said Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, during the floor debate of SB 1438. “This unmistakably targets certain members of our population with a vague restraint on their freedom of expression all with a goal of intimidating vulnerable members of our population.”
Stewart and other lawmakers said laws are already on the books protecting children from exposure to adult entertainment.
