Leave those kids alone
I regret to inform you that the small-government, parents-rights party is at it again.
Ron DeSantis is very, very concerned about [shuffles deck] kids attending drag shows, according to Lenore Skenazy at Reason:
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) criticized a "family friendly" drag show held at a gay bar in Dallas, Texas, and suggested that parents in attendance should be investigated by the authorities.
"That is totally inappropriate," said DeSantis. "That is not something children should be exposed to. And so, we probably, we may have the ability to deal with something like that if something like that happens."
The governor noted that Florida has laws against child endangerment, and suggested that kids at drag shows could be a matter for child protective services to investigate.
"We have child protective statutes on the books," said DeSantis. "We have laws against child endangerment."
Whether or not your idea of a great family outing is mimosas and chicken nuggets at a bar featuring a sign that says, "it's not going to lick itself" (surely they're talking about i…
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