Western Standard - October 20, 2022


Calls for criminal charges against Texas drag queen

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Sarah Gonzalez Alex Epstein Tucker Carlson Fossil Future Ken Paxton
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Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

133.6

Word count

323

Sentence count

18

Harmful content

Misogyny

2

sentences flagged

Hate speech

1

sentences flagged


Summary

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The Garden of Eden Drag Brunch featured five drag queens performing in front of a young child. Texas AG Ken Paxton called for a drag queen to be prosecuted for a sexually explicit performance in front at least one child. He said this is grotesque, disturbing behavior.

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00:00:00.160 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for a drag queen to be prosecuted for a sexually explicit drag show in front of at least one child.
00:00:09.160 He said this is grotesque, disturbing behavior.
00:00:12.220 Under Texas law, local district and county attorneys are charged with taking up the mantle to protect Texas kids by prosecuting these types of totally inappropriate acts.
00:00:23.060 One drag queen lip-synced and danced sexually to a song whose lyrics I will not say. 0.98
00:00:27.780 On Saturday at the Ebb and Flow Bar in Plano, Texas, there was the Garden of Eden Drag Brunch with five drag queens performing. 0.59
00:00:36.260 In the video, a young child can be seen watching the performance and in Texas, children are allowed in bars but not in adult entertainment establishments.
00:00:45.500 In the event's flyers, it was promoted as an all-ages event but said due to suggestive material and coarse language, parental discretion is advised.
00:00:55.240 If minors do attend, they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
00:01:00.040 Now, the promoters said the drag queens have, and I quote, haughty mouths. 1.00
00:01:04.540 Sarah Gonzalez, Blaze TV host, took the video and told Tucker Carlson on Tuesday evening there is more video to come from the event.
00:01:12.820 Gonzalez is starting a lobby group called Defend Kids Texas to put an end to these types of events.
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