LGBTQ+ Groups and ACLU Sue Texas Over Drag Performance Restrictions

LGBTQ+ advocates in Texas have filed a federal lawsuit to block a new state law, Senate Bill 12, that criminalizes some drag shows and other performances in front of children. The law's broad definition of sexually explicit behavior has raised concerns about its potential impact on constitutionally protected activities. The plaintiffs argue that the law violates the First and 14th Amendments by discriminating against the content and viewpoints of performances and imposing prior restraint on free expression. Critics view the law as an attempt to restrict the lives of LGBTQ+ Texans and erase queer and trans existence from the public sphere.