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A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony has taken a legal turn.
Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law placing strict limits on drag shows is facing another legal challenge.
The new law, passed during the 88th legislative session, will criminalize performers who put on sexually explicit shows as well as businesses that host the shows when those performances happen in front of children.
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.
A federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.
Proposed legislation from Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, would criminalize explicit performances where children are present and strip libraries of state funding for hosting any event featuring performers in drag. Critics say the bill is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
