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AnneTheWriter Jun 4, 2023

A great kick-off for #PrideMonth🏳️‍🌈 is this Federal Court ruling that overturns #Tennessee's #DragBan, saying it's #unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker ruled the #AdultEntertainmentAct (AEA) violates the separation-of-powers principle and infringes upon #FreedomOfSpeech protected through the #FirstAmendment.

>>The judge wrote that freedom of speech as designed in the First Amendment is “not just about speech,” but also about the right “to express one’s identity, and to realize self-fulfillment in a free society.” Tennessee’s law, he said, infringed upon those rights.<<

🌈 A great win for #LGBTQ Rights! 🏳️‍🌈

#Pride #LGBTQrights #LGBTQPrideMonth #TennesseeDragBan #FederalCourtRuling #Constitution #1stAmendment #DragShows

https://www.billboard.com/pro/tennessee-drag-ban-overturned-unconstitutional/

Tennessee Drag Ban Overturned & Deemed Unconstitutional

“This win represents a triumph over hate. Our first amendment rights were affirmed today as drag artists and makers of theatre,” plaintiffs Friends of George’s wrote in a statemen…

Billboard

U.S. Politics in Real Time Jun 4, 2023

Tennessee drag ban is unconstitutional, federal judge rules

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/03/tennessee-drag-law-unconstitutional/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_politics

#WashingtonPost #TennesseeDragBan #ConstitutionalRights #LGBTQ+Equality #FederalCourtRuling #CivilRightsVictory #Politics #News

Tennessee drag ban is unconstitutional, federal judge rules

A federal judge said the Tennessee law that would criminalize public drag performances was “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad.”

The Washington Post

Dana Priesing Jun 3, 2023

Here's hoping the federal judge's ruling the Tennessee anti-drag law unconstitutional...

https://www.lawdork.com/p/tennessee-anti-drag-law-unconstitutional

Doesn't put a stop to the wonderful raised-middle-finger protests like:

#drag
#tennesseedragban

Federal judge rules Tennessee drag restrictions unconstitutional after trial

The anti-drag law lost on all fronts. "[L]aws infringing on the Freedom of Speech must be narrow and well-defined." This is neither, the Trump appointee ruled.

Law Dork with Chris Geidner

CyberWolf⚡🌈🤠🐺Mar 20, 2023

I think this is what we need. Yes, the laughs. More than that though. We need solidarity even if our struggles are different I got your back and you got mine. Gays and Trans and Queens and Kings and all our Allies together.

#LGBTQIA #StandTogether #StandUpComedy #TennesseeDragBan #DragShow

https://youtu.be/Xk9ELNT1rWc

Comedian Wears a Dress To Protest TN Law - Steve Hofstetter

YouTube

Kelly Mar 6, 2023

Fuck the Tennessee drag laws, imma start wearing ties again.
#TennesseeDragBan #BillLee

Starburst Mar 5, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/us/tennessee-law-drag-shows.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

A list of Tennessee Whiskey’s to be banned from all #lgbtq bars.
#Drag
#Tennessee
#TennesseeDragBan

Tennessee Law Limiting ‘Cabaret’ Shows Raises Uncertainty About Drag Events

The measure is part of a wave of legislation by conservative lawmakers across the country against drag performances. Many are wondering how it will be applied.

The New York Times