Federal judge: Drag law unconstitutional

Tennessee starts Pride month with a legislative win for the LGBTQ+ community, but the state’s attorney general said he plans to appeal.
1:35 | 06/05/23

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SINCE MAY 28TH FRED HIS SON GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY. SATURDAY. LGBTQ ACTIVIST FOUND TENNESSEE'S SATURDAY. LGBTQ ACTIVIST FOUND TENNESSEE' LGBTQ ACTIVIST FOUND TENNESSEE' FIRST IN THE NATION BAN ON FIRST IN THE NATION BAN ON DIRECTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. DIRECTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THE JUDGE SAYS A LOT THAT HAD THE JUDGE SAYS A LOT THAT HAD YET TO TAKE EFFECT VIOLATED THE YET TO TAKE EFFECT VIOLATED THE FIRST AMENDMENT. FIRST AMENDMENT. THE STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS FIRST AMENDMENT. THE STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL SAY THE STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL SAY HE WILL APPEAL. HE WILL APPEAL. >> TENNESSEE TAKEN OFF RIGHT MONTHS WITHOUT WIN FOR THE LGBT MONTHS WITHOUT WIN FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. CAN GET A TOP APPOINTED FEDERAL CAN GET A TOP APPOINTED FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKING DOWN THE STATES JUDGE STRIKING DOWN THE STATES FIRST IN THE NATION ANTI- DRAG FIRST IN THE NATION ANTI- DRAG LOBSTER AFTER IT WAS CHALLENGED LOBSTER AFTER IT WAS CHALLENGED BY A LOCAL YOUR COMPANY. BY A LOCAL YOUR COMPANY. COULD GET THERE ARE MORE COULD GET THERE ARE MORE INCENTIVES IN THE WORLD. INCENTIVES IN THE WORLD. WHEN IT CAME OUT AND SIDED WITH WHEN IT CAME OUT AND SIDED WITH THE SPIRIT THEY RULED THE THE SPIRIT THEY RULED THE UNCONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE AND UNCONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE AND SUBSTANTIALLY OVERBROAD AND SUBSTANTIALLY OVERBROAD AND STATING IT ENCOURAGE STATING IT ENCOURAGE DISCRIMINATORY ENFORCEMENT PRIOR STATING IT ENCOURAGE DISCRIMINATORY ENFORCEMENT PRIO DISCRIMINATORY ENFORCEMENT PRIO THE LAW THAT WOULD HAVE BANNED THE LAW THAT WOULD HAVE BANNED ISSUES IF ANY PLACE WHERE ISSUES IF ANY PLACE WHERE CHILDREN CAN SEE THEM FOR CHILDREN CAN SEE THEM FOR FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS COULD HAVE FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS COULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR. BEEN CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABC SAYS BEEN CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABC SAY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABC SAY HE PLANS TO APPEAL THE SCOPE OF HE PLANS TO APPEAL THE SCOPE OF LAW HAS BEEN MISREPRESENTED LAW HAS BEEN MISREPRESENTED ADDING THE ACT REMAINS IN EFFECT LAW HAS BEEN MISREPRESENTED ADDING THE ACT REMAINS IN EFFEC ADDING THE ACT REMAINS IN EFFEC OUTSIDE OF SHELBY COUNTY AND OUTSIDE OF SHELBY COUNTY AND PROTECT MINORS FROM EXPOSURES TO OUTSIDE OF SHELBY COUNTY AND PROTECT MINORS FROM EXPOSURES T PROTECT MINORS FROM EXPOSURES T SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PERFORMANCES. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PERFORMANCES. >> MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES INTRODUCE LAWS THAT THEY SAY INTRODUCE LAWS THAT THEY SAY TARGET DRAG SHOWS, JUST LAST TARGET DRAG SHOWS, JUST LAST MONTH, FLORIDA

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