Lawyers for Temptations Cabaret claim the county is violating the club’s First Amendment rights and that new sexually oriented business rules target the club.
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reporter: texas state representative says the bills are designed to protect minors. protect children from any adult that wants to sexualize this. right now the only group of people that is trying to sexualize children are the drag performances. reporter: drag has become a target amongst conservatives which shows literacy events like drag queen story hour sparking protest and attacks from right-wing extremist groups. texas is just one of at least 18 states seeking to restrict drag. groups say it s a broader attack on the queer community. states across this career are in a race the bottom in terms of attacking lgbtq plus folks. over 400 bills attacking our community have been introduced and it s only march of this year. reporter: many of the proposed bills would make it illegal for an establishment to host a drag show unless it s classified as a sexually
Community have been introduced. and it s only march of this year. reporter: many of the proposed bills would make it illegal for an establishment to host a drag show unless it s classified as a sexually oriented business. if somebody came in and said today you re a sexually oriented business, that would be it. you d have to close your doors. reporter: jay anderson runs a distillery and grill near fort worth, texas. his business has already taken a hit when an attempt to host a family friendly drag brunch featuring his son as a performer resulted in protests. i m here to support people that don t indoctrinate and groom little 8-year-old kids. this map tracks basically all the death threats that we received. thank you guys again. this drag show causes me to close my business, and i lose all the money i put into it, but i save one kid who didn t kill himself? i don t care. reporter: some critics say