Democratic socialist Florida state Rep.Angie Nixon, who recently won the Democratic primary for U.S.
Senate, blasted the idea of restricting children’s access to drag shows, and called such entertainment "wholesome" during an interview in August.During a sit-down with Nixon on the "Legal AF" podcast, Melba Pearson, a criminal law expert and civil rights advocate, appeared to conflate Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, which concerns children’s education, with the Protection of Children Act that restricts minors' access to drag shows."I believe it was today or yesterday, the appeals court upheld that, the law that basically we call ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ that the biggest provision that everybody’s most familiar with is that it makes it illegal for anyone under 18 to be at a drag show," Melba said."So basically it’s criminalizing drag in a lot of ways, right? And so, you know, in seeing that, what does that tell you and how can you translate that into policy, you know, when you get to D.C.?""Yeah, for sure.
What that is telling me is that there’s an attack on an 'othering' of people who don’t look like Donald Trump.Like, right?" Nixon said.
"Like, it is just an attack on marginalized communities.They want to create this country that looks a certain way, that acts a certain way, that believes a certain way.
And it’s frustrating."FEDERAL APPEALS COURT CLEARS WAY FOR DESANTIS-BACKED LAW RESTRICTING CHILDREN AT SOME DRAG SHOWSDemocratic socialist Florida state Rep.Angie Nixon defended drag shows as "wholesome entertainment," saying she has taken her own children to them.
(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)She went on to defend drag shows as "wholesome entertainment," saying she has taken her own children to shows."I don’t understand, like, there’s no sexualization at a drag show! It’s just people dressing up and singing and performing! I’ve taken my children to drag shows, and it’s fun! It’s entertainment," she said."It’s wholesome enter...