A federal judge ruled late Friday that Tennessee’s law restricting drag shows is unconstitutional. The decision is a ray of sunshine during Pride month as state bans on drag performances and related bills that exclude and deny care to transgender individuals proliferate across the country. The Tennessee law, the Adult Entertainment Act, bans “adult cabaret entertainment,” including performers dressed in drag, in public spaces or any place where a minor could view it.
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- West Texas A&M defends drag show ban at Fifth Circuit
A LGBTQ+ student organization accuses the university's president of violating free speech by cancelling the group's planned drag show fundraiser.
04/29/2024 - 9:35 am | View Link - Appeals court considers whether West Texas A&M drag show was unconstitutionally banned
University President Walter Wendler canceled a drag performance last year, claiming such shows “denigrate and demean women.” ...
04/29/2024 - 9:09 am | View Link - Judge rules Tennessee's voter registration form violates federal law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Ahead of several important elections this year, a federal judge rendered this week that the form that Tennessee uses to register voters violates federal law.
04/26/2024 - 5:04 am | View Link - Children's advocacy group urges federal court to keep block on Texas bill that bans some drag shows
A federal court blocked the law, Senate Bill 12, late last year. But the Texas Attorney General’s office appealed the ruling.
04/24/2024 - 3:46 pm | View Link - One year since Tennessee drag law was struck down
The Tennessee drag law that was struck down a year ago this month was written so broadly that it would have forbidden any public performance where actors impersonate someone of another gender.
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