
Two days after Christmas last year, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office had a problem. A big problem in big high heels.
That morning, several conservative publications in the state were writing about a bawdy Christmas-themed drag show in Fort Lauderdale where children were present, and there were more upcoming performances in other cities. Florida was supposed to be "where woke goes to die," as the governor liked to say. Yet here were these drag shows.