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Governor Ron DeSantis has threatened to deploy Florida's child protective services on parents who take their children to drag queen shows.
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.
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'.
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.
The elementary-aged youngsters were recorded dancing with drag queens wearing skimpy thongs as well as handing over cash to them during the performance.
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Speaking at a news conference in Fort Myers Beach Wednesday, Ron DeSantis revealed that he has asked his state to deploy its child protective services to look into the recent phenomenon of parents taking their children to drag shows, after video of kids attending a performance at a Dallas gay surfaced online over the weekend
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The Florida governor's comments were prompted by now viral clips that showed elementary school-aged children dancing alongside men dressed in drag at the Mr. Misster gay club Saturday, beneath a neon sign reading 'It's not gonna lick itself'
'We have child protective statutes on the books,' DeSantis, 43, told onlookers during a conference in Fort Myers Beach Wednesday, in which he addressed public outcry over the footage. 'We have laws against child endangerment.'
Visibly troubled, the politician went on: '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.'
The governor's comments came in response to a reporter's inquiry about the state's stance on the event, after 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 Sunshine State.
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 email included a proposal to terminate the parental rights of a parent and charge them with a felony if they bring a child to such a show.
'I have full confidence that governor DeSantis will support his bill,' Sabatini, whom is running for Florida’s 7th Congressional District, wrote. 'Any adult who forces children into these drag sex shows should be charged with a felony.'
The right-wing rep added: 'What happened in Texas was criminal.'
During his address Wednesday, DeSantis hinted that the state may already on track to implement such a guidance, cryptically telling
