Florida Gov. DeSantis’ office to investigate drag show event for exposing children to inappropriate content

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration introduced Tuesday that it’s investigating a Christmas drag show event that allegedly uncovered children to “sexualized acts.”

The event, which was held on the Broward Center of the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, was a part of a nationwide tour for “A Drag Queen Christmas.”

The event, which was first reported by The Floridian, allegedly options sexually provocative content and expressions content, equivalent to “t-ts in a box” and lewd dances

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Bryan Griffin, press secretary for DeSantis, revealed an announcement concerning the incident.

“”The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is conscious of a number of complaints a couple of sexually specific efficiency marketed to children held in Fort Lauderdale on December twenty sixth. The Department is actively investigating this matter, together with video footage and images from the event. DPBR will, like in different circumstances, take motion,” the statement read. “Exposing children to sexually specific exercise is against the law in Florida, and such motion violates the Department’s licensing requirements for working a enterprise and holding a liquor license.”

The statement said any evidence gathered would be shared with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for potential criminal liability.

“The Department incessantly conducts investigations into these issues upon ideas offered by the general public, and we thank the general public for persevering with to convey consideration to these incidents. Investigations of such allegations will stay a precedence for the Department and, certainly, are ongoing,” the assertion added.

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DeSantis has been a conservative fighter on varied cultural fronts all through his administration. He took govt motion to ban public and private vaccine mandates within the state of Florida, signed laws banning vital race idea in public faculties, and prevented younger elementary schoolchildren from being taught gender ideology in school rooms.

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DeSantis, who received reelection in a landslide this previous November, is taken into account a potential 2024 presidential candidate. While former President Donald Trump nonetheless has large help amongst Republicans, a current Wall Street Journal ballot confirmed the Florida governor leading Trump in a head-to-head matchup.