Texas' drag show law: What to know about judge's ruling

Featuring judges RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr, Drag Race has averaged around 1.5 million viewers, according to BBC News. Drag Race UK is the latest show to fall victim to cuts after the BBC canceled Blankety Blank , Celebrity Mastermind, and Live At The Apollo in July.

U.S. District Judge David Hittner originally ruled the law was unconstitutional in September 2023.

A federal judge struck down a Texas ban on drag shows on Tuesday, ruling it was unconstitutional—and that anyone who really has that much of a problem with it just shouldn’t go. The law known as Texas Senate Bill 12,

The Texas ruling offered a glimpse of hope for the LGBTQ+ community who have been caught in the crossfire of the Republican Party's culture wars.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a freelance writer with a focus on Queer media and entertainment. May 28, 2025, 11:48pm EDT For the first time TV history, a show with an exciting new premise titled ‘King of ...

Democratic socialist Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon defended drag shows as "wholesome entertainment," saying she has taken her own children to them.

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, is set to make an appearance in Pattie Gonia’s “Save Her!” drag show. The 21-year-old — who is transgender and goes by “she/her” pronouns — shared the exciting news by re-posting Gonia ...

“RuPaul's Drag Race UK” is moving from the BBC and headed to World of Wonder‘s streaming platform WOW Presents Plus. The news comes after The Sun reported that the show would be leaving the BBC as part of its cuts.

Digital drag shows are more than glitter and glam on a screen. They are part performance, part resistance. In online spaces where visuals take center stage, drag becomes a tool for self-expression and protest. It’s not just about entertaining, it’s ...

“That show was on in living rooms where drag was not welcome, and it changed something in those living rooms.”