Gov. Ron DeSantis admin revokes alcohol license of venue over sexually explicit 'Drag Queen Christmas' with children



The administration of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis punished a venue for hosting a sexually explicit performance of "A Drag Queen Christmas" in front of children.

Numerous venues were warned against allowing minors at sexually explicit drag shows by Florida officials in December. On Tuesday, officials said that the Hyatt Regency Miami had violated the order over the Drag Show Christmas performance at the James L. Knight Center.

“Sexually explicit content is not appropriate to display to children and doing so violates Florida law. Governor DeSantis stands up for the innocence of children in the classroom and throughout Florida,” read a statement from Bryan Griffin, press secretary for DeSantis.

Video from the performance was captured by a Florida's Voice reporter and showed dancers with a “Screwdolph the Red-Nippled Reindeer" character.

According to Florida's Voice, the complaint accused the venue of hosting performers who committed “acts of simulated sexual activity, and lewd, vulgar, and indecent displays."

Among those were the following:

  • Performers forcibly penetrating or rubbing exposed prosthetic female breasts against faces of audience members
  • Intentionally exposing performers’ prosthetic female breasts and genitalia to the audience
  • Intentionally exposing performers’ buttocks to the audience
  • Simulating masturbation through performers’ digitally penetrating prosthetic female genitalia

The venue reportedly allowed children to attend if they were accompanied by an adult.

DeSantis had been praised by many on the right for the warnings issued to venues in December.

"To avoid action being taken against your license, it is your obligation to ensure that minors are prohibited from attending the Drag Fans drag show. If minors are allowed to attend this drag show, the Department will take any and all actions available to ensure that you do not pose a threat to minors in the future," wrote Melanie Griggin, the secretary of business and professional regulation, at the time.

DeSantis is widely considered to be among the top contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, though he has not yet officially declared a presidential campaign.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis' office investigating 'Drag Queen Christmas' show for possibly exposing children to sexually explicit themes



A spokesperson for Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his office was investigating a "Drag Queen Christmas" show for possible violations of the state's laws against exposing children to sexually explicit themes.

The Christmas drag show was held on Monday at the Broward Center of the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Chris Nelson, a local activist, recorded a video at the event where he claimed several young children were present.

Nelson left the event after interrupting with a protest against the presence of children at the drag show. He was escorted off of the premises by Broward Sheriff’s deputies.

On Tuesday, DeSantis spokesperson Bryan Griffin said the event would be investigated for possible legal violations.

"The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is aware of multiple complaints about a sexually explicit performance marketed to children held in Fort Lauderdale on December 26th," Griffin wrote in the statement.

"The Department is actively investigating this matter, including video footage and photographs from the event. DPBR will, like in other cases, take action," the statement read. "Exposing children to sexually explicit activity is a crime in Florida, and such action violates the Department’s licensing standards for operating a business and holding a liquor license."

DeSantis has previously expressed his opposition to drag shows with explicit themes allowing children to be present.

One online advertisement for the Broward Center "Drag Queen Christmas" made it clear that there were "adult themes and content" in the performance and limited attendance to people over 18 years old unless the minors were accompanied by a parent.

"The Department frequently conducts investigations into these matters upon tips provided by the public, and we thank the public for continuing to bring attention to these incidents. Investigations of such allegations will remain a priority for the Department and, indeed, are ongoing," the statement concluded.

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[H/T: Fox News.]