Sen. Royce West, a Dallas Democrat, now says misinformation led him to support Senate Bill 12, which would ban drag performances in front of minors.
In just a matter of days, Dallas Democrat Sen. Royce West went from defending his vote in favor ofOver the weekend, West met with LGBTQ advocates and residents in his district to talk about his recent vote in favor of SB 12. The bill, filed by Mineola Republican Sen. Bryan Hughes, would impose a $10,000 fine on business owners who host drag performances at their establishment in the presence of people under the age of 18.
West’s vote in support of the bill surprised his supporters and LGBTQ advocates who say it criminalizes drag performances. So they organized a meeting this weekend with West to discuss his vote.he didn’t have high expectations going into this community meeting with West. He thought West would just get a stern talking to from his voters and be sent on his way. He found that he was wrong. “I walked in and everyone’s yelling at each other, and I’m like ‘Hell, yeah, let’s go,'” Daugherty said.
West asked Daugherty if he had read the bill. Daugherty said he had. Then the senator referenced a part of the bill that would ban different forms of sexual conduct from taking place in front of minors. Simulated or actual vaginal or anal sex, as well as masturbation are just some of the sexual acts defined in SB 12. It also defines sexual conduct as “the exhibition of a device designed and marketed as useful primarily for the sexual stimulation of male or female genitals.
He explained that the bill would make it a crime to perform sex acts in front of a minor, and that had nothing to do with drag. By the end of the meeting, West realized he’d been duped. He put out a statement two days later saying as much. “The vote I cast on SB 12 was a result of misinformation,” West wrote in an April 17 statement. He said some of the bill’s language is not based in fact. “The type of sexual performances articulated by Senate Bill 12 simply do not occur in front of children,” West wrote.
“I tell my staff and law firm colleagues when they make a mistake, I don’t want excuses,” West wrote. “I just want it acknowledged and fixed, and I am big enough to admit that I made a mistake with this vote.”
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