'You had these very young kids, and they must have been like 9, 10 years old, at a quote, 'drag show,' where they were putting money in the underwear of this' an irate DeSantis said before eventually trailing off. The conservative governor went on to point out some of the 'inappropriate' activity seen in footage of the show that kids had been exposed to at the Dallas bar - such as being encouraged to put money in the underwear of the drag performers. He went on to assert he wanted kids in his state in a 'normal environment' and let 'kids be kids' - without having political agendas 'shoved down their throats' by various groups. The right-wing rep added: 'What happened in Texas was criminal.' He also asked in a tweet: 'When will the sexualization of children stop?'ĭuring his address Wednesday, DeSantis hinted the state may already be on track to implement such a guidance, cryptically telling onlookers: ' I've asked my folks to look.' 'Any adult who forces children into these drag sex shows should be charged with a felony.'
'I have full confidence that governor DeSantis will support his bill,' Sabatini wrote. The email included a proposal to terminate the parental rights of a parent and charge them with a felony if they take a child to such a show. In Sabatini's online plea, which came in the form of an email to state officials, the congressman cited a similar drag event being advertised in West Palm Beach last Sunday, called 'Pride on the Block: Drag Show for Kids.' The governor's comments came in response to a reporter's inquiry about the state's stance on the Dallas drag queen event.Įarlier aspiring Florida congressman Anthony Sabatini called for an 'emergency' session of the Florida Legislature that would discuss charging parents with a felony if a child is brought to a drag show in the state. He continued: 'It used to be kids would be off-limits - used to be everybody agreed with that. Now it just seems like there's a concerted effort to be exposing kids more and more to things that are not age appropriate.' 'We have laws against child endangerment.' 'We have child protective statutes on the books,' DeSantis, 43, told onlookers during a conference in Fort Myers Beach Wednesday. It drew a backlash from some and pitted him in a heated battle against Disney when the company opposed the change, with the governor later stripping it of its special tax status in Florida. He signed a parental rights bill into law earlier this year banning teaching gender ideology for children at elementary schools - which the Left dubbed the 'Don't Say Gay Bill.' The elementary-aged youngsters were recorded dancing with drag queens wearing skimpy thongs as well as handing over cash to them during the performance.ĭeSantis' latest anti-woke offensive comes as he has continued to crackdown on progressives over issues surrounding 'sexual orientation' and ' gender identity'. His comments follow others slamming a viral video of children at a 'drag your kids to Pride' event at Mr Misster gay nightclub in Dallas. He said there appeared to be a 'concerted effort to be exposing kids more and more to things that are not age appropriate' and blasted the clip that showed a child in front of a sign that read 'it's not gonna lick itself'. The Republican warned 'we have child protective statutes on the books' and 'laws against child endangerment' as he condemned footage of youngsters dancing with acts at a gay bar in Texas last weekend. Governor Ron DeSantis has threatened to deploy Florida's child protective services on parents who take their children to drag queen shows. 'Now it just seems like there's a concerted effort to be exposing kids more and more to things that are not age appropriate,' he said.'It used to be kids would be off-limits - used to be everybody agreed with that.'.
'We have child protective statutes on the books,' DeSantis, 43, told onlookers in Fort Myers Beach Wednesday, addressing public outcry over the footage.The event, titled 'Drag The Kids To Pride,' saw organizers urge parents to bring their kids to the bar to watch the queens - sparking outrage across the country.The Florida governor's comments were prompted by now viral clips that showed elementary school-aged children dancing alongside men dressed in drag.Ron DeSantis says he wants CPS to look into parents taking their children to drag shows, after video of kids attending a Dallas gay Saturday surfaced online.DeSantis says he could order Florida's CPS to INVESTIGATE parents who take their children to drag shows
'We have laws against child endangerment': Gov.