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A bill to limit sexually-explicit performances and “adult-oriented” businesses passed a House committee Tuesday as some supporters cited transphobic conspiracies, including that trans people are likely victims of abuse.
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A Republican lawmaker has narrowed legislation to regulate “adult-oriented businesses” in Kentucky after meeting with a drag performer, but LGBTQ+ advocates remain concerned.
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A second federal judge in Tennessee has temporarily blocked a state law restricting drag performances in public spaces. The order from an East Tennessee judge comes three months after a West Tennessee judge ruled the law unconstitutional.
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A Tennessee law restricting drag performances in public spaces is back in court, nearly three months after a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional.
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Questions remain over how a law designed to limit drag shows in Tennessee will be enforced after a federal judge declared it unconstitutional while saying the decision only applied to the state’s most populated county. Last week, U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker ruled that the first-in-the-nation law was “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad,” and encouraged “discriminatory enforcement.” Yet questions have remained about how prosecutors will respond. Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement that the law remains in effect outside of Shelby County. However, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told reporters Tuesday that district attorneys likely won’t enforce a law that a federal judge says violates the First Amendment.
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Lee says he won’t talk to AG Skrmetti about court decision but says he wants to know how it would be enforced
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Late Friday, a federal judge overturned a new Tennessee law prohibiting drag performances in public spaces, ruling it unconstitutional.
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The LGBTQ community and their advocates say they feel marginalized by a new budget approved by Daviess County Fiscal Court. Members gave final approval Thursday night to a $107 million spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The budget has drawn controversy because it eliminates county funding for Owensboro’s RiverPark Center, which has begun hosting 21 and up drag shows.
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A judge will soon decide whether Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind drag restrictions will go into effectSenate Bill 3 has been called a drag ban, but drag isn’t mentioned anywhere in the law itself. As written, it prohibits “adult cabaret” and refers to drag performers as “male or female impersonators.” The restrictions were set to go into effect April 1.
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A performing arts venue in Owensboro could lose county funding due to controversy surrounding some of its programming.