Tennessee lawmakers will debate on Thursday whether to restrict drag performances in public or in front of children, one of more than a dozen bills limiting drag advanced by Republican politicians in at least 15 states in recent months.
"It gives confidence to parents that they can take their kids to a public or private show and will not be blindsided by a sexualized performance," Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, a Republican, said in a statement.criminalizing "adult cabaret entertainment" in public or where it could be seen by children. The bill defined such entertainment as including "adult-oriented" performances by strippers, go-go dancers or "male or female impersonators.
Tennessee, like other states, already has public indecency and obscenity laws that ban excessively violent or sexual performances in front of minors, regardless of the performer's gender. Drag performances typically do not involve nudity or stripping. "It's a straw man, it's a boogie monster, it's not really a real thing, so they make up stories," she said. "The first thing they do is target us, dehumanize us, villainize us, and then they pass legislation against us."
In recent years, drag has become increasingly visible. Drag queens have starred in fast-food and car commercials. Restaurants organize all-ages drag brunches, with performers entertaining diners. Established in 2015, Drag Story Hour, in which costumed drag performers read to children, has expanded to at least 20 states.
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