Tennessee is one of at least five states where Republican lawmakers are considering bills to restrict drag performances.
At 5 Points Diner & Bar in Nashville, Tenn., drag performer Veronika Electronika can often be seen strutting between brunch tables. Her big hair, glitzy outfits and quick wit keep patrons on their toes.
The measure, known asTennessee Republican Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson.“The intent of the legislation is just to simply say that you cannot have sexually explicit entertainment … in a public venue where kids might be present,” Johnson said. Chris Sanders, executive director of the Tennessee Equality Project, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy group, said other art forms use many of the same imagery and movements of drag without being considered adult content.
“I would not assume that all of our law enforcement entities around the state have a good understanding of who trans people are,” he said, noting that differences between a person in drag and someone living as transgender or nonbinary may not be immediately apparent to every officer.
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