#Tennessee #BlountCounty #DARyanDesmond #NoDragBans
"The chilling warning comes despite the fact a federal judge blocked the drag ban in June, ruling it unconstitutional."
District attorney threatens Pride event with charges under drag ban
"He claims a federal ruling against the state's drag ban doesn't apply to his county."
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/district-attorney-threatens-pride-event-with-charges-under-drag-ban/?s=09
#Montana #LGBTQrights #NoDragBans
Judge issues temporary injunction against Montana's ban on drag story hours - LGBTQ Nation
"Judges across the country are blocking GOP-backed laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community."
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/07/judge-issues-temporary-injunction-against-montanas-ban-on-drag-story-hours/
#Texas #Houston #NoDragBans
Houston Public Media:
Baytown Christian school teachers fired after going to Houston drag show
"Attending a drag show at Hamburger Mary's, and later posting about it on social media, led to Kristi Maris losing her teaching job of nearly 20 years, she wrote on Facebook."
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2023/07/26/457870/baytown-christian-school-teachers-fired-houston-drag-show/
#NoDragBans #Florida #HamburgerMarys
Judge refuses to limit drag show ruling to just Hamburger Mary's.
The Associated Press:
Injunction blocking Florida law targeting drag shows applies to all venues, judge says
"A federal judge says that his order blocking a Florida law targeting drag shows doesn’t just apply to the restaurant that brought a lawsuit challenging it but other venues in the state."
https://apnews.com/article/lgbtq-desantis-florida-drag-shows-89cc68eb3a34ceead38ec00831817eb9
A federal judge says that his order blocking a Florida law targeting drag shows doesn’t just apply to the restaurant that brought a lawsuit challenging it but other venues in the state. U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell on Wednesday reiterated that the legislation championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely unconstitutional. A state agency wanted to put on hold the judge's preliminary injunction stopping the law from being enforced while it is being appealed. Attorneys for Florida told the judge that the preliminary injunction should only apply to the Orlando restaurant that sued and not other venues. The judge rejected that argument.
#NoDragBans #LGBTQrights
Military.com:
Base Air Show Featuring Scantily Clad Models Raises Questions About Justification for Drag Show Ban
"Instagram was flooded with pictures and videos of the models alongside sports cars, on the runway posing in front of cargo planes and in front of hot rods parked inside a hangar."
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/07/17/base-air-show-featuring-scantily-clad-models-raises-questions-about-justification-drag-show-ban.html
#NoDragBans #Tennessee
Tennessee drag ban thrown out by Trump-appointed judge
"A Trump-appointed federal judge has ruled that Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law banning drag in public spaces is unconstitutional."
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/03/tennessee-drag-ban-ruling/
WRAL News:
NC Republicans propose banning drag shows, with felony charges
"GOP-backed bill would criminalize drag performances in North Carolina, proposing possible felony charges for public and sometimes private shows."
https://www.wral.com/story/nc-republicans-propose-banning-drag-shows-with-felony-charges/20816886/
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