The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.
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I always found drag to be weird and “not my bag, baby!”. But what’s even weirder is a corrupt politician thinking he can tell citizens what they can wear, how much (or if any) makeup they can use, or who they can sleep with.
But hey, you can shoot people through closed doors in other states and use Texas as your escape route to Mexico as a fugitive – Abbott won’t extradite criminals so long as your heinous crime was committed in a blue state. Extraditions only happen for members of certain political parties…
Republicans scream “freedom” louder than anyone, but they prove consistently that it’s just a slogan to them. Texas has outlawed gambling, marijuana, reproductive healthcare, gay marriage, and effectively outlawed porn. And they’re all up in the business of trans and gay folks. And they shove their religion down your throat every chance they get. I don’t think they understand the meaning of freedom.
Gigachad response
Rich conservatives have so much time on their hands they made a hobby out of being a nuisance to others.
US law can be so stupid sometimes, depending so much on having an adult in the room because of all the focus in tradition and precedent and so little on expertise, which makes it so vulnerable to personal biases.
Yeeaaaayyyyyy!!!
Fucking good.
Does this only apply to Texas, because Ohio has a similar thing the are doing “for the children”
Free speech motherfuckers! It’s a double edged sword, but by fuck does it have both edges
Free speech much?
In 2015, Paxton was indicted on state securities fraud charges relating to activities before taking office;[3] he pleaded not guilty. After Paxton fulfilled a pretrial agreement for restitution to the victims, ethics training, and community service, the charges were dismissed in 2025. In May 2023, Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives by a vote of 121–23, leading to his suspension.[4] The articles of impeachment included allegations that Paxton gave preferential treatment to a political donor who bribed him, misapplied public resources and made false statements against whistleblowers, obstructed justice in the securities fraud trial against him, and made false statements regarding his financial interests.[5][6][7] In September 2023, the Texas Senate voted 16–14 to acquit Paxton of all articles of impeachment, ending his suspension from office.[8][9]
On July 28, 2015, a state grand jury indicted Paxton on three criminal charges:[271] two counts of securities fraud (a first-degree felony) and one count of failing to register with state securities regulators (a third-degree felony).[272][273] Paxton’s indictment marked the first such criminal indictment of a Texas attorney general in thirty-two years since Texas attorney general Jim Mattox was indicted for bribery in 1983.[274] The complainants in the case are Joel Hochberg, a Florida businessman, and Byron Cook, a Republican and former member of the Texas House of Representatives.[275][276] Paxton and Cook were former friends and roommates while serving together in the Texas House.[276] Three special prosecutors were trying the state’s case.[277]
There’s even more on Wikipedia. What a fucking crook
-Wikipedia
Sounds like a republican presidential candidate.
It’s amazing that anybody would waste time trying to ban this or think a ban could withstand the inevitable challenge.
Got to be seen to be doing something about the terrible *checks notes* drag shows?
Reminds me of that one South Park episode.
“If you don’t like America you can get out.”
Leeja and Vaush apparently have.
The Great American Exit: From Living in Cars to Leaving the U.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDZVXoT2yNk
12:48
one apparently left and renounce his American citizenship in 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/@nomadcapitalist/videos
Trey Parker and Matt Stone appeared to be fans of Dubya Bush, whose ineptitude made Trump’s election in 2016 more possible.
I’ve come to the conclusion that the people who are pushing for this type of legislation or rules have a deep seated homoerotic side to them.
There’s a reason Grindr crashes around Republican conventions.
Also, Trump and Giuliani did drag together before.
I’ve never experienced a drag show against my will.
I have, but so what. I may not have always liked it, but it’s really no different from sitting down at a bar and about an hour in a band comes in to do live music that you aren’t there for and it’s ruining your ability to have a conversation (also has happened to me). You just decide to roll with it or go somewhere else. It’s some real whiny loser shit to try to ban people from engaging in art just because you dislike it.
And yeah, drag shows starting at bars I’m already at is not uncommon because I typically stick to gay bars
Fun story. My first wife wanted to dress me in drag, as at the time I was an absolute twink and she thought I would look amazing. So we did that. And I did look good. Although I’m already tall (194 cm) and was wearing 4 inch heels so I then became very tall. Anyway we went to a drag show and the performers dragged me up on stage and tried to get me to sing we are family with them. I did, although I can’t hold a tune for shit. It was a ton of fun, but I’ve never done it again.
…I feel like that is a challenge somehow.
Perhaps he wants us to … drag him to one
