Tennessee lawmakers are hearing a proposed bill that would restrict drag show performances. Critics say these proposals don't just threaten the increasing popularity of drag; they're also thinly veiled attacks against the LGBTQ community as a whole.
Conservative media and Republican lawmakers have claimed that their opposition to drag shows is about protecting children. They often repeat a homophobic trope that drag queens and the LGBTQ community are"grooming" young children.in his state that defines a drag performance as when"a performer exhibits a gender identity that is different than the performer's gender assigned at birth.
Other state proposals have language that defines a drag performer as one who"exhibits a gender identity that is different than the performer's gender assigned at birth." That definition's broadness leaves theater shows or even female comedians dressed in pants at risk of violating these laws, Sykes said.
South Carolina state Rep. Thomas Beach told NPR that the language in his earlier version of his state's bill was admittedly too broad. But he plans to make to changes to the policy, which he believessaid support is high.
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