Laws are designed to communicate morality, not to make people moral

Published June 13, 2022 12:00am ET



Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton’s proposed legislation to ban bringing children to sexual drag shows is being held up as a shining example of conservative hypocrisy.

“You, sir, have tweeted more about #drag than the loss at #Uvalde. Is this truly about children or politics?” Texas drag performer Alyssa Edwards said to Slaton last week.

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