Florida and Texas Republicans want to ban kids from drag shows

Bringing children to drag shows could be criminalized in Florida.

Driving the news: State Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-Howey-in-the-Hills) said he plans to propose legislation to make bringing a child to a drag show a felony with the potential to terminate parental rights.

Sabatini called for an emergency special legislative session last week, citing a recent Pride on the Block: Drag Show for Kids in West Palm Beach.

This comes a day after a Texas lawmaker announced his plan to introduce legislation to ban minors from attending drag shows in the state, citing videos of a Drag the Kids to Pride Drag Show in Dallas.

Why it matters: Texas and Florida have become foils of each other, ramping up similar anti-LGBTQ legislation.

Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration took action against trans health care earlier this month.