In Florida you are totally free to do whatever Ron DeSantis allows you to do.
Yesterday Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation filed a complaint against the Hyatt Regency Miami. The complaint puts the Hyatt on notice that their state liquor license will be revoked in 21 days, unless they request a full hearing. If they do request a full hearing, then the agency will meet to adjudicate the complaint and decide whether or not to revoke the license.
The cause for this complaint: The Hyatt hosted a drag show on December 27, 2022.
So just how free is the “Free State of Florida”? The particulars of this incident are instructive.
Someone was keeping tabs on this event and submitted a complaint to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which in turn sent the Hyatt a letter warning them that the event they had contracted to host could result in them being pursued by the state government.1
From there, the complaint goes on to present a detailed account of what it alleges was lewd and lascivious content. Here’s a sample:
The Show also contained sexually explicit themes and prurient content presented through perverted versions of popular children’s Christmas songs.
I could go on, but at some point it becomes hard to read with a straight face. Or without imagining Dana Carvey’s Church Lady.