COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Supporters of a bill that would tighten Ohio's laws on public nudity and "adult cabaret performances" told lawmakers Wednesday the measure is needed to protect children from "obscene" drag queen shows and sexually explicit content in public spaces.

The Ohio House Judiciary Committee heard proponent testimony on House Bill 249, legislation that would prohibit nudity and sexual conduct in public and limit performances deemed "harmful to juveniles." The bill defines an adult cabaret performance as one featuring topless or go-go dancers, strippers, or "entertainers who exhibit a gender identity that is different from the performers' or entertainers' biological sex."

H.B. 249 would ban these shows in all locations other than "adult cabarets," meaning "a nightclub, bar

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