He said there’s nothing going on with drag queens that affect “any family, children, there’s no nudity at these shows. “We obviously had to stop allowing people to bring their children in and the moment we announced that 20% of our bookings went down on Sunday and cancelations and then the following Sunday, so it is taking a hit on the business,” owner John Paonessa told News 6 last month. Hamburger Mary’s owners told News 6 in May that once they told customers that children would no longer be permitted at any of its drag shows, bookings in May fell 20%. “Defendant professes that a statewide preliminary injunction would ‘harm the public by exposing children to ‘adult live performances.’ This concern rings hollow, however, when accompanied by the knowledge that Florida state law, presently and independently of the instant statutory scheme, permits any minor to attend an R-rated film at a movie theater if accompanied by a parent or guardian,” the judge wrote in part of the ruling. The law defines “adult live performances,” in part, as “any show, exhibition, or other presentation in front of a live audience which, in whole or in part, depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or specific sexual activities, … lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts.”
The ruling filed on Friday pauses the law dubbed the Protection of Children Act, which allows state agencies to fine or revoke the license of venues that host “adult” entertainment and allow children in the audience. Constitution and that it has a chilling effect on protected speech. Ron DeSantis last month in federal court, with the owners claiming the law is too vague and broad to satisfy the requirements of the First Amendment to the U.S.
Hamburger Mary’s sued the state and Florida Gov. – A Florida judge granted an injunction on Friday for drag show restaurant Hamburger Mary’s in Orlando against Florida’s “Protection of Children” law that penalizes businesses letting children attend live performances considered to be “adult” in nature.
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