Non-binary drag queen Brigitte Bandit has reacted after Texas approved a partial ban on drag performances.

The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed district judge David Hittner’s 2023 ruling that Senate Bill 12 was unconstitutional, meaning businesses could be fined $10,000 (£7,600) for hosting so-called sexually oriented performances . Drag artists could be charged with a class-A misdemeanour, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of $4,000 (£3,000).

While the wording doesn’t specifically mention drag, politicians, including Texas governor Greg Abbott and lieutenant governor Dan Patrick , have made it clear that the legislation was intended to restrict drag performances in the Lone Star State.

Bandit, who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns, reacted to the partial ba

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