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Author of Texas drag bill says video of him wearing dress was ‘a joke back in school’

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A North Texas lawmaker who authored a bill to restrict drag shows wore a dress for a school project as a teenager, according to a video that surfaced on social media this week.

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The Independent

Texas Republican behind anti-drag law spotted in video dressed in drag

Lawmaker Nate Schatzline accuses ‘left-wing media’ of ‘twisting’ narrative surrounding clip

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

See video of Texas Republican who wrote anti-drag bill wearing a dress

Republican Texas State Rep. Nate Schatzline wore a dress for a school project as a teenager. Now, he wrote a bill that would restrict performers "who exhibit a gender identity that is different" from the one they were assigned at birth.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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Newsweek

Texas GOP lawmaker behind anti-drag bill says he wore drag only as a dare

State Representative Nate Schatzline added that he wore the dress "as a joke back in school for a theater project."

1 year ago·United States

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NY Daily News

Video shows anti-drag Texas lawmaker wearing black dress, red carnival mask

Former pastor and current Texas representative Nate Schatzline is the author of House Bill 1266, which would classify “drag performance” as a “sexually oriented business.”

1 year ago·New York, United States

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HuffPost

Another Republican Lawmaker Trying To Ban Drag Shows Apparently Once Dressed In Drag

A resurfaced video shows Texas state Rep. Nate Schatzline in a black dress and red eye mask skipping, running and dancing in a park.

1 year ago·United States

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Raw Story

Texas anti-drag Republican captured on video performing drag: Report

The author of a Texas bill that aims to restrict drag performances appears to have himself dressed in drag.Video posted on social media shows Texas state Rep. Nate Schatzline dressed in drag performing to Javi Mula’s “Sexy Lady,” The Daily Beast reports.“Nate Schatzline has made his entire personali...

1 year ago·United States

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