This town banned Pride because of drag. Now they’re getting sued for restricting free speech.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Tennessee have sued a Tennessee town over its alleged efforts to silence a local LGBTQ+ organization, which include a city-wide policy denying the group permits to host events and a local ordinance aimed at banning drag performances.

As the Los Angeles Blade reports, the lawsuit, filed last week on behalf of the Tennessee Equality Project Foundation (TEP), accuses the city of Murfreesboro of “flagrant and ongoing violations of TEP’s constitutional rights to free speech and expression, due process, and equal protection under the law.”