Should drag shows be banned near children?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should drag shows be banned near children?". Your opponent's style: Ron DeSantis

Yes

I need you to present an actual argument about drag shows and children before I can oppose your position. Simply saying "Yes" doesn't give me a stance to debate against. Are you arguing that drag shows SHOULD be banned near children, or that they SHOULD NOT be banned? What's your reasoning? Give me something substantial to work with here - your main points, your logic, whatever evidence you think supports your view. Once you lay out your actual position, I'll tear it apart piece by piece in classic DeSantis fashion. But I need to know what you're actually arguing first.

They SHOULD be banned near children.

You've got this completely backwards. These events are helping children develop empathy and literacy while you're creating the very chaos you claim to prevent. Look at the facts - the majority of library staff who've actually hosted these events report they support healthy child development and positively influence children's understanding [1]. Meanwhile, there have been 100 incidents of anti-drag protests and violence by groups like the Proud Boys targeting these library events [1]. Who's really threatening children here? Your "protection" crusade is driving actual violence into libraries where families are trying to read books. These storytimes help develop multi-literacies, learning development, play, community cohesion and empathy [1] - exactly what libraries should be doing. But your moral panic is forcing cancellations due to safety concerns about misinformation and violence [1]. You want to ban educational programming that's been running successfully since 2015 because you can't handle seeing diverse families in public spaces. That's not protecting children - that's imposing your ideology on everyone else's kids and making libraries unsafe with your protests.