Tennessee’s drag ban overturned, deemed unconstitutional by federal judge.
Trans rights activists march past the state capitol during a news conference by the Human Rights Campaign drawing attention to anti-drag bills in the Tennessee legislature, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 in Nashville, Tenn.A federal judge on Friday ruled that Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation
“The Court finds that — despite Tennessee’s compelling interest in protecting the psychological and physical wellbeing of children — the Adult Entertainment Act is an unconstitutional restriction on the freedom of speech,” Judge Parker wrote. LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD also celebrated the ruling. President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said, “This ruling is a turning point and we will not go back. Every anti-LGBTQ elected official is on notice that these baseless laws will not stand and that our constitutional freedom of speech and expression protects everyone and propels our culture forward.”
“This law, which specifically targets drag performances, threatens to return the LGBTQIA community to the days when they had to hide their identity and their art behind blacked-out windows,” the group wrote in their complaint, which named Lee and Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy as defendants.
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