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Drag Performance Laws by State 2023
Note: Legislation banning (or protecting) drag shows is moving quickly as of 2023. Readers are encouraged to consult with local authorities to confirm the most up-to-date regulations in their local area.
State | Bill Proposed | Bill Status | Content of Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No | ||
| Alaska | No | ||
| Arizona | Yes | Advancing | Drag artists who perform in front of children under 15 years old would be subject to at least ten years in prison and forced to register as sex offenders |
| Arkansas | Yes | Signed into Law | Prohibits drag shows from being performed on public property around minors |
| California | No | ||
| Colorado | No | ||
| Connecticut | No | ||
| Delaware | No | ||
| Florida | No | ||
| Georgia | No | ||
| Hawaii | No | ||
| Idaho | Yes | Advancing | Prohibits drag shows from being performed on public property around minors |
| Illinois | No | ||
| Indiana | No | ||
| Iowa | Yes | Defeated | Prohibits minors being present at drag shows |
| Kansas | Yes | Advancing | The bills would expand the “crime of promoting obscenity” to include performing drag shows in front of minors, and prohib it those shows in public area |
| Kentucky | Yes | Advancing | Prohibits drag shows from being performed on public property around minors |
| Louisiana | No | ||
| Maine | No | ||
| Maryland | No | ||
| Massachusetts | No | ||
| Michigan | No | ||
| Minnesota | Yes | Advancing | Prohibits drag performances in publicly funded libraries or schools |
| Mississippi | No | ||
| Missouri | Yes | Advancing | Criminalizes organizing, authorizing the viewing of, or engaging with an adult cabaret performance (which includes drag shows) on public property |
| Montana | Yes | Advancing | Prohibit minors from attending drag performances, |
| Nebraska | Yes | Advancing | Prohibits anyone under the age of 19 (or under 21 if alcohol is served) from attending a drag show |
| Nevada | No | ||
| New Hampshire | No | ||
| New Jersey | No | ||
| New Mexico | No | ||
| New York | No | ||
| North Carolina | Yes | Advancing | Prohibits adult cabaret on public property and other places where it could be viewed by minors |
| North Dakota | Yes | Advancing | Prohibits adult cabaret on public property and other places where it could be viewed by minors |
| Ohio | No | ||
| Oklahoma | Yes | Advancing | The bill would make it illegal for a person to "engage" or "authorize the viewing of" an "adult cabaret performance" on public property or where a minor could view the show |
| Oregon | No | ||
| Pennsylvania | No | ||
| Rhode Island | No | ||
| South Carolina | Yes | Advancing | Prohibits adult cabaret on public property and other places where it could be viewed by minors |
| South Dakota | Yes | Advancing | Prohibits "lewd or lascivious" content from the state’s public schools, colleges and universities. |
| Tennessee | Yes | Signed into Law | Restricts "adult cabaret performances" in public or in the presence of children, and bans them from occurring within 1,000 feet of schools, public parks, or places of worship |
| Texas | Yes | Advancing | The bill would restrict when sexuality and gender identity are taught in schools, where people can perform in drag, and what kind of health care is available to transgender children. |
| Utah | No | ||
| Vermont | No | ||
| Virginia | No | ||
| Washington | No | ||
| West Virginia | Yes | Advancing | Prohibits adult cabaret on public property and other places where it could be viewed by minors |
| Wisconsin | No | ||
| Wyoming | No |
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