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变装皇后布里吉特·班迪特于2025年8月16日在美国得州奥斯汀进行表演。路透社/努里·瓦尔博纳/档案照片 购买授权使用
8月26日（路透社）——一名联邦法官周二再次叫停了得州一项限制公开变装表演的法案，这是该法官第二次裁定这个在共和党占绝对优势的州通过的法案违反了美国宪法的言论自由保护条款。
“对于那些认为本案中描述的这类活动令人反感的人来说，解决办法相对简单……不去看就行了，”美国地区法官戴维·希特纳在其意见书中写道——这是这位驻得州法官第二次认定该法案违反宪法第一修正案。
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这项名为《得州参议院第12号法案》的法律曾在2023年被希特纳驳回，但在上诉期间于2026年获准生效。
在周二的裁决中，希特纳写道，该法案“违宪且模糊不清”，并补充称，诸如多莉·帕顿、猫王和麦莉·赛勒斯等表演者，如果其表演被视为“色情”，都可能根据该法案受到处罚。
得州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿的办公室为该法案进行了辩护。该法案除其他限制条款外，还禁止在公共场所或可能有18岁以下观众在场的场所，“使用夸张男女生理特征的配饰或假肢做出性暗示动作”。
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目前正在竞选美国参议院议员的共和党人帕克斯顿称该裁决“是一个存在严重缺陷的决定，会危及我们的儿童，也是对得州价值观的冒犯”。
该法案的反对者批评其范围过于宽泛，并表示其明确意图是针对LGBTQ+表演者。
“今天的裁决证实，州议会从一开始就试图禁止变装表演的行为是违宪的，”代表原告的得州美国公民自由联盟高级法律顾问布莱恩·克洛斯特伯在一份声明中说道。“变装表演作为无数得州人寻求欢乐和解放的避风港，有着悠久的历史，它不会消失。”
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US judge again blocks Texas law targeting drag acts as unconstitutional
2026-08-26 21:43:34 UTC / Reuters
Drag queen Brigitte Bandit performs in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 16, 2025. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
Aug 26 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday again blocked a Texas law restricting public drag performances, ruling for a second time that the legislation passed in the heavily Republican state violated the U.S. Constitution’s free speech protections.
“For those who find such activities as described in this case offensive, the solution is relatively simple … just don’t go,” U.S. District Judge David Hittner wrote in his opinion — the second time the Texas-based judge has found the measure in violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment.
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The law, Texas Senate Bill 12, had previously been tossed by Hittner in 2023 but was allowed to take effect in 2026 during an appeal.
In his Tuesday ruling, Hittner wrote that the law is “unconstitutionally vague,” adding that performers ranging from Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley to Miley Cyrus could have been subject to penalties under the law if their performances were seen as “erotic.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office had defended the law, which, among other restrictions, banned “the exhibition of sexual gesticulations using accessories or prosthetics that exaggerate male or female sexual characteristics” in public, or in venues where people under 18 may see it.
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Paxton, a Republican who is currently running for the U.S. Senate, called the ruling “a profoundly flawed decision that endangers our children and is an affront to Texas values.”
Opponents of the law criticized it as too broad and said it was explicitly intended to target LGBT performers.
“Today’s decision confirms that the Legislature’s attempt to ban drag performances was unconstitutional from start to finish,” Brian Klosterboer, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Texas, which represented the plaintiffs, said in a statement. “Drag has a rich history as a refuge of joy and liberation for countless Texans, and it’s not going anywhere.”
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Reporting by Christian Martinez in Los Angeles; Editing by Scott Malone and Lisa Shumaker
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