Arkansas bill classifying drag shows as 'adult' businesses advances in legislature

Arkansas is one step closer to classifying drag shows as 'adult-oriented' businesses after a bill advanced in the state senate, Thursday.

'PragerU' personality Aldo Buttazzoni reacts to the Los Angeles Zoo hosting an all-ages permitted drag show on 'Fox News @ Night.'advanced a bill to restrict drag shows and protect children Thursday, prompting some drag performers to complain that the senate was over sexualizing their performances.

That would put drag performances in the same legal category as an"adult arcade, an adult bookstore or video store, an adult cabaret, an adult live entertainment establishment, an adult motion picture theater, an adult theater, a massage establishment that offers adult services, an escort agency, or a nude model studio," according to the bill.

The bill also includes protections for minors and would restrict drag shows from taking place in a location where any under the age of 18 could see it.

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