An LGBTQ theater company based in Memphis brought the case against the state in late March, arguing that it violated their First Amendment rights and that the law’s vague language left them in a legal gray area.
A judge will soon decide whether Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind drag restrictions will go into effect. Here’s how that decision has shaped Pride this year.
Tennessee passed a first-of-its-kind law restricting drag in public places earlier this year. But that law has never been enforced. A judge temporarily blocked it the night before it was set to go into effect. Now, a ruling in the case against Tennessee’s law is expected soon, just as Pride month is coming up.
Neo-Nazis threatened a drag show at a Cookeville bar. Now the bar is facing eviction.
A drag show at a local brewery in Cookeville drew neo-Nazis and right-wing protesters with semi-automatic rifles. Now, the bar that hosted the event is getting evicted, and LGBTQ members say local law enforcement is using them as scapegoats.
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