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Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show

Caleb De Casper Battles Texas Anti-Drag Legislators

Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show

Fausto Fernós

Comedy Interviews, Tv & Film, Comedy, Tv Reviews, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.4831 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

As politicians attempt to pass anti-trans and anti-drag laws, it’s important to show up, speak out and voice your opposition for the public record. Thankfully, rock ‘n roll might save the day!

Today we take a look at the anti-trans, anti-drag and anti-library laws being passed around the country. Joining us is queer musician Caleb De Casper who showed up at the Texas state capitol to let legislators know that an intended ban on drag could have widespread negative effects on the whole music industry.

The bans are not only discriminatory, but rotten for the economy.

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Plus--

➤ Lady Maga, a drag queen Trumper, says she’s no longer a drag queen but a “costume artist.”

➤ Did Taylor Swift just come out by flying the lesbian flag colors during her concert?

➤ A memorial for Jojo Baby will be held on Easter Sunday April 9th from 7 to 11pm at Metro in Chicago.

Episode #3073

Transcript

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0:00.0

As politicians attempt to pass anti-trans and anti-drag laws, it's important to show up, speak out, and voice your opposition for the public record.

0:17.0

Thankfully, rock and roll once again is here to save us.

0:22.6

Today we take a look at the anti-trans, anti-drag, and anti-library laws being passed around the country.

0:29.2

Joining us is queer musician Caleb DeCasper, who showed up at the Texas State Capitol to let legislators know that an intended van on drag could have widespread negative effects on the whole music industry.

0:41.3

The bands are not only discriminatory, but rotten for the economy.

0:46.3

Plus, Lady Maga, a drag queen trumper says she's no longer a drag queen, but a costume artist.

0:53.3

Did Taylor Swift just come out by flying the lesbian flag colors during her concert?

0:58.8

And a memorial for Jojo Baby will be held on Easter Sunday, April 9th, from 7 to 11th,

1:06.4

at Metro in Chicago.

1:08.5

I'm Fausto Furnos.

1:09.8

I'm Mark Fillion.

1:10.7

And this is Feast of Fun.

1:13.5

Before we begin, let's listen to a portion of Caleb DeCasper's testimony before the Texas

1:33.0

state legislation in protest of anti-trans and anti-drag laws.

1:38.9

Welcome. Introduce yourself and go ahead with your testimony.

1:42.0

Hi there. It looks like I'm going to bring this thing home.

1:45.0

I'm Caleb DeCasper and I've been a resident of Austin for seven years.

1:50.0

I am opposed to both of the bills, SB 12 and the drag queens reading the kids bill.

1:57.0

I'm a well-known and successful musician across central Texas and I wear both male and female clothing on and off stage. I hope that me talking to you today

2:06.3

will show you that drag encompasses more than you think. First off, as a citizen, I'm deeply concerned

2:12.1

with the amount of anti-LGB plus bills making their way through this legislative session.

2:17.2

When issues of homelessness and mental illness beleagu are our state, and we seem to have a problem with keeping the lights on in the winter, it doesn't feel appropriate to be concerned with drag queens at this time. As a small business owner, I have a concern that if this bill goes through, the fact that I wear high heels and makeup on stage, just like Kiss or Motley Crew do, would severely limit my options for doing business in this state.

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