South Carolina S0733

(1) No state agency, political subdivision, including school districts, or any entity that is supported in whole or in part by public funds may use any public funds to host or provide a drag story hour or other drag show attended by minors under the age of eighteen. If any such institution whose funding is commingled hosts or provides for such a drag story hour or other drag show, the expenditures of the drag story hour or other drag show are deemed to be from public funds. If any such institution violates the provision of this section, then the appropriate official in charge of disbursing public funds, must cease disbursing funds to the offending institution.

(2) No state agency, political subdivision, including school districts, or any entity that is supported in whole or in part by public funds may host or provide a drag story hour or other drag show attended by minors under the age of eighteen on its premises or allow the use of its premises by a private entity to host or provide a drag story hour or other drag show attended by minors under the age of eighteen.

(1) "Drag show" means a performance in which a performer exhibits a gender identity that is different than the performer's gender assigned at birth using clothing, makeup, or other physical markers and sings, lip syncs, dances, or otherwise performs before an audience, including minors under the age of eighteen for entertainment, and includes a drag story hour.

(2) "Drag story hour" means a program where drag performers read children's books before an audience including minors under the age of eighteen in public spaces such as libraries, schools, and bookstores.