Drag Ban

The bodyguard protected the trans speaker while chamber officials tried to disconnect their mic.

“F**kin’ arrest me,” Morris declared while performing at a benefit concert for LGBTQ+ rights.

During the concert’s second half, the band’s frontman came out in a wig and red dress.

The bill is modeled after an anti-abortion bill that encourages civilian “bounty hunters.”

“Art & community are, and have always been, oppression’s medicine,” Maren Morris wrote on Instagram

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally left flame emojis on a teenager’s and a trans woman’s photos. Now more is coming out…

Many fans thanked RuPaul for speaking up – and also said to do more.

No, seriously. Stop whatever you’re doing and watch her speech now. She calls the drag ban out for exactly what it is.

The state will also ban drag performances in places where minors may be present.

If a drag queen (or trans person) lip syncs to a song while riding a float, they would be in violation of the proposed laws.

She proposed the amendment to make a point. The penalties and language echo a Republican bill to ban drag shows for anyone under 19.