Appeals court rules against Florida’s ‘drag show’ law. Here’s the latest
- A federal appeals court ruled on May 13, 2025, that Florida's drag-show ban is likely unconstitutional and upheld a lower court's injunction against enforcing it.
- The law, championed by Governor Ron DeSantis, aims to protect children by punishing venues for allowing minors into what it labels adult live performances, including drag shows.
- Hamburger Mary's, a drag-themed restaurant in Orlando that filed the 2023 lawsuit, regularly hosted family-friendly drag shows attended by children, arguing the law chills their First Amendment rights.
- The 11th Circuit's three-judge panel voted 2-1, describing the law as overly broad and vague, with terms like 'lewd conduct' undefined, and ruled it likely infringes on protected speech.
- Although the court's ruling upholds free speech protections for people in Florida as the legal battle continues, officials in the governor's office denounced the decision as excessive and pledged to challenge it.
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ThePatriotLight - The courts side with drag queens over parents ... again
ThePatriotLight - To this day, courts insist you have no right to bodily autonomy when it comes to coerced vaccination and forced masking. They cite the “police powers” of the state as justification. But when the state uses those same powers to regulate public nudity or sexually explicit drag shows in front of children, suddenly the judiciary rediscovers the First Amendment.In 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 1438, a commonsense law tha…
The courts side with drag queens over parents ... again
To this day, courts insist you have no right to bodily autonomy when it comes to coerced vaccination and forced masking. They cite the “police powers” of the state as justification. But when the state uses those same powers to regulate public nudity or sexually explicit drag shows in front of children, suddenly the judiciary rediscovers the First Amendment.In 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 1438, a commonsense law that barred businesse…
Judge rules that Drag Show containing 'Lewd Se**al Acts' can take place in close proximity to children's park
A U.S. District Judge has issued a preliminary injunction permitting a sexually explicit drag show to take place in view of children at a June 7 pride festival in Naples, Florida, according to Liberty Counsel, a non-profit legal group. The decision has sparked controversy, as it overturns the Naples City Council’s efforts to protect minors […]
Tiffany Fantasia is among drag queens in Florida satisfied with court ruling
The show will go on for drag queens as usual in South Florida while Gov. Ron DeSantis continues his fight in court to be able to implement his ban. Henry Williams, better known as Tiffany Fantasia, is among the opponents who claim the ban is a violation of First Amendment rights. “They are trying to overreach,” Williams said about the ban adding that lawmakers should be “handling the things they need to be handling.” Two out of three 11th Circui…
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