A bill that would ban drag queen performances in public venues is expected to be introduced in the Idaho legislature.
Declining to share the text of the draft bill, Idaho Family Policy Center President Blaine Conzatti told the Idaho Capital Sun that it will be unveiled as soon as the legislature reconvenes.
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In addition to keeping the text under wraps, Conzatti also would not share the names of the lawmakers with whom he worked on it.
“No child should ever be exposed to sexual exhibitions like drag shows in public places, whether that’s at a public library or a public park,” he said.
Conzatti explained his reasoning, saying, “There were many Supreme Court decisions from the 19th century dealing with public virtue and how sexual practices should not take place in public because it degraded public virtue.”
One drag queen, Crispin Gravatt, took offense to the idea that the performances are sexual in nature. According to him, they are an art form.
“It’s a little insulting that these folks think people like me don’t know how to act appropriately for where we’re at,” Gravatt said. “In my experience being in this community performing, producing, going to shows, and just celebrating who I am and who my community is, it’s weird to see that such a small group of people has made it so far in what they are trying to do because 99% of people I meet all over the state — they think it’s either a fun, creative outlet or something that may not be for them but isn’t a threat.”
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The news comes at a time when drag queen story hour, drag brunch, and drag shows, particularly when minors are present, have taken center stage as hot-button cultural issues.
Last week, members of the Proud Boys disrupted a drag queen story hour event near Washington, D.C., claiming that the performers were “grooming” children.
