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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,343 posts) Tue Nov 15, 2022, 03:32 PM Nov 2022

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Texas v. Shakespeare

Texas v. Shakespeare

Texas introduced a bill that would criminally charge venues that have drag shows with a Class A misdemeanor if they permit minors to enter at any time. The bill defines drag as essentially any trans person performing at all.

https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB643/2023
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Texas v. Shakespeare (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 OP

Am I the only one who remembers Mary Martin starring as Peter Pan? Walleye Nov 2022 #1

Tennessee is trying the same crap Docreed2003 Nov 2022 #2

Some are ok with it. keithbvadu2 Nov 2022 #3

Trans does not equal drag vercetti2021 Nov 2022 #4

Walleye

(36,011 posts)

1. Am I the only one who remembers Mary Martin starring as Peter Pan?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 15, 2022, 03:33 PM

Nov 2022

Docreed2003

(17,853 posts)

2. Tennessee is trying the same crap

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 15, 2022, 03:40 PM

Nov 2022

keithbvadu2

(40,343 posts)

3. Some are ok with it.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 15, 2022, 04:03 PM

Nov 2022

vercetti2021

(10,403 posts)

4. Trans does not equal drag

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 15, 2022, 07:56 PM

Nov 2022

The fuck is the point of this? Trans like myself are either women or men. Not drag. Troglodytes are gonna make this state a hellscape eventually.

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