Controversial North Carolina Bill Targets Drag Shows and Performers.

Republican legislators in North Carolina introduced a bill that would ban drag shows on public property or in the presence of a minor, following a viral video of a drag queen giving a lap dance to a young student at a public school in the state. The bill would define "adult live adult entertainment" and prohibit it "on public property or in a location where adult live entertainment is in the presence of an individual under the age of 18." Violators would face jail time. LGBTQ rights group Equality NC criticized the bill as discriminatory and dangerous, while 34 similar bills have been proposed in 14 other states.