Detailed records to be kept on file of all employees including their age, an original photo, a copy of a valid driver's license, their fingerprints and a Texas criminal history report.A designated official club operator to be present during all operating hours and responsible for all activity within a club.A ban on doors, walls, drapes or anything obstructing the view of VIP areas in a strip club from the rest of the premises.An automatic one-year revocation of licenses for any adult business found to be employing or allowing entrance by minors.The reforms to Dallas' adult business laws call for: "The Lodge already complies with nearly all the new changes, except for the fingerprinting." "We support any measures that will prevent such a situation from ever happening again," Rizos said. The Lodge strip club owner Dawn Rizos, however, said she had no problem with the new restrictions. "It's imposing unnecessary rules that have nothing to do with 12-year-olds on clubs that do not and will not employ 12-year-olds." "The city council had a knee-jerk reaction," she said. "We are pressing the issues associated with the minors, and it gives us the tools the police department is going to need to continue to address this situation and address it in a very forceful way, a very aggressive way and a very timely way."įree Speech Coalition executive director Diane Duke criticized the revisions as "overbroad and overreaching for what they want to do. "When we realized we did not have the tools in place, we have moved quickly to put those tools in place," said Mayor Tom Leppert. DALLAS - Reforms approved Wednesday by the Dallas City Council to local adult business ordinances outlaw the presence of minors and closed-door VIP rooms in strip clubs.Īccording to The Dallas Morning News, the council revised its requirements for an adult business license after police discovered a 12-year-old girl dancing nude at Diamond's Cabaret in March. Supreme Court revives Christian postal worker’s lawsuit seeking religious. Thomas in rare occurrence reads affirmative action opinion from bench Trump support dips among Republicans after federal indictment: poll White House picks fight with Greene over funding Trump praises SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action: 'This is a great day for. UPS Teamsters say nationwide strike is ‘imminent’ if Friday deadline not met Ĭongress doubles down on explosive claims of illegal UFO retrieval programs The latest Hunter Biden controversy, explainedįive things to know about Supreme Court’s decision to curtail college. Justice Jackson rips Supreme Court’s ‘ostrich-like’ logic on affirmative. Will the KGB be the last man standing in Russia? READ: Jackson dissent in Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling Student debt relief: Which way will the Supreme Court go? Sotomayor’s biting dissent: Ruling rolls back ‘decades of precedent and. Supreme Court upends affirmative action in college admissions In a tweet on Monday, Texas Democrats tweeted: “Seems like there are a few more pressing things we should be doing to actually look out for the well-being of Texas children.”Ĭhristie bashes DeSantis’s Jan. The shooting left 19 children and two teachers dead and reignited calls for lawmakers to do more about guns – particularly members of the Republican party, who have highlighted mental health and school security instead. Many have taken issue with certain lawmakers’ seemingly prioritizing drag queen shows over gun legislation in the wake of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde just weeks ago. As early as the 1930s there was a thriving drag scene in San Antonio.” In a statement to the Advocate, Equality Texas CEO Ricardo Martinez said in part: “In a state that has a history of being openly hostile to LGBTQ+ people, drag shows have been creating safe places for our community for nearly a century. Meanwhile, LGBTQ and equality advocates have condemned Slaton’s comments as targeted harassment. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, the latter of whom urged taking children to church. Several non-Texan Republican leaders spoke out about the event, including Reps. In a letter, Slaton called parents who take their kids to events with drag queens “perverted adults” who are “obsessed with sexualizing young children.” Bryan Slaton (R-Mineola) said he will introduce legislation that will ban minors from drag shows. Misster did not immediately respond for comment. The event was met with protesters outside the venue and many took issue with a neon sign seen behind the dancers reading, “It’s Not Gonna Lick Itself.” Protesters held signs reading “Stop Grooming the Kids,” LGBTQ+ news outlet Them reports. 3 officers on leave amid investigation into man’s drowning in Arizona
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