Florida regulators announced that they reached a settlement with a Miami hotel this week, ending a legal dispute over a holiday drag show the hotel hosted last year. Earlier this year, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation sought to revoke the liquor license of the Hyatt Regency Miami after the hotel held a Christmas-themed drag show in the presence of minors. The performance, “A Drag Queen Christmas,” was held in December of last year at the hotel as a part of a wider holiday-themed tour that took place across 36 U.S. cities. It featured several stars from the Emmy-winning competition show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Minors were permitted if they were accompanied by an adult. As part of the settlement, the Miami hotel will pay a $5,000 fine and has agreed not to allow anyone under the age of 18 to attend any performance at the hotel that “contains, depicts or simulates any activities” described in Florida’s statutes on lewdness. After the settlement was reached, Melanie S. Griffin, a spokesperson for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, issued a statement thanking hardworking state officers for thoroughly investigating the violations of Florida law and protecting minors. She said, “Under the leadership of Governor DeSantis when licensees break the law, they are held accountable.” #Queer Up Gay Culture.
