Posted on Apr 1, 2023
Federal judge blocks Tennessee's drag show restrictions
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TONY GONZALEZ APRIL 1, 2023
Marianna BacallaoWPLN News
Drag queen Salem Le Strange performs multiple parts in a lip sync at a show in Cookeville.
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Tennessee’s strict limits on drag shows will not take effect Saturday after a federal judge issued a temporary injunction the night before. The decision sides with a theater company that claimed the law violates the First Amendment.
The rules would have been a first in the nation, banning drag shows from public property or anywhere minors might be present. It created a misdemeanor penalty and a felony for repeat offenses.
But Memphis-based Friends of George’s, which raises money for the LGBTQ community by performing original plays, argued the law isn’t clear on what conduct is prohibited, or what it will mean for its all-ages drag shows.
The state law refers to performers as “male or female impersonators” and says it applies to performances that are “harmful to minors” with “no artistic value.”
Marianna BacallaoWPLN News
Drag queen Salem Le Strange performs multiple parts in a lip sync at a show in Cookeville.
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Tennessee’s strict limits on drag shows will not take effect Saturday after a federal judge issued a temporary injunction the night before. The decision sides with a theater company that claimed the law violates the First Amendment.
The rules would have been a first in the nation, banning drag shows from public property or anywhere minors might be present. It created a misdemeanor penalty and a felony for repeat offenses.
But Memphis-based Friends of George’s, which raises money for the LGBTQ community by performing original plays, argued the law isn’t clear on what conduct is prohibited, or what it will mean for its all-ages drag shows.
The state law refers to performers as “male or female impersonators” and says it applies to performances that are “harmful to minors” with “no artistic value.”
Federal judge blocks Tennessee's drag show restrictions
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
@SGT (Anonymous) Anyone afraid of a Guy Dressed in Drag has Issues! Violating 1st Amendment? The US Reich Wing Fascist Don't Seem Terribly Concerned with "Others" Rights!
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