DeSantis seeks to revoke alcohol license over drag show

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The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving to revoke the liquor license for the Hyatt Regency Miami over a drag event the hotel hosted in December called "A Drag Queen Christmas," which a complaint alleges admitted children to the "lewd" and "vulgar" event.

Regulators in the state said they had warned the Hyatt Regency Miami that if it failed to ensure that minors were prohibited from the performance, its liquor license could be rescinded, according to a complaint from Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation that was posted by the Miami Herald and other publications.

The admission policy for the event allowed children under 18 to be admitted with an adult, and the complaint alleges that "children appearing less than 16 years of age" attended the program, which it claims included "performers ... wearing sexually suggestive clothing and prosthetic female genitalia."

The Hyatt Regency drag show allegedly "contained sexually explicit themes and prurient content presented through perverted versions of popular children's Christmas songs," the complaint alleges, citing the song "Screwdolph the Red-Nippled Reindeer."

Sexually explicit content isn't appropriate for children and "violates Florida law," DeSantis' office told CBS News Miami. "Governor DeSantis stands up for the innocence of children in the classroom and throughout Florida."