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Tennessee Federal Judge Declares State’s Anti-Drag Show Law Unconstitutional

The law would have banned adult cabaret performances from public property or anywhere minors might be present.

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Drag artist Vidalia Anne Gentry at a news conference held to draw attention to anti-drag bills in the Tennessee legislature. John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign via AP, file
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Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional, a federal judge says.

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