The law never mentions drag, but refers to performers as “male or female impersonators,”
Following that logic, cover bands are also illegal. Also, a fun loophole – 14th century Europe, men wore dresses and makeup. You’re not a drag queen, you’re a historical representation.
Neither. They’re fascists with a cult that lacks empathy.
ban people from wearing clothes and putting on makeup
They’ll remove the right from the vulnerable group.
Will this extend to the performing arts?
Then, they’ll leverage the precedent to remove the right from everyone.
Arts that produce material goods can be best commodified. Arts as a service only inspire and educate, which is bad for short term economic growth.
edit: I’m a straight cis male. I’ve been to a few drag shows. My perceptions were that sex was ingrained into the performance no more or less than on TV, in no more or less crude way. Many of the jokes required sympathy, empathy, or a little thinking. Those are characters on stage, exaggerations of personality often found in comedy.
A drag show is the performing arts. The fact that it’s not for everyone is a clear indicator that it should be defended.
Art as a service can also spread propaganda. Something North Korea knows all too well, as did Nazi Germany.
Make no mistake, I do not want any restrictions on artists and I am a big believer in public arts funding, but I’m under no illusions that the right government can twist that sort of thing for their own use.
The Court heard the case en panel. Only three judges heard the case. Plaintiff has asked the case to be reheard en banc, with all the judges present.
The Court did not rule on merit. The ban was not ruled Constitutional. Instead the case was ruled on procedure in that Plaintiff had no standing.
The 6th District is 6-10 Judges appointed by Democrats vs Judges appointed by Republicans. Of the ten Republican Judges, six are from Trump specifically.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee case is still on-going. There the Judge has ruled a temporary injunction on the law.
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