This Week in Statehouse Action: Lousy Smarch Weather edition
Happy March!
Or is it an unhappy March?
Let’s be real, it’s too soon to tell.
But one source of joy for many is now against the law in … well, I guess we shouldn’t expect too much from a state that had a statue of notorious Confederate general, slave trader, and Klu Klux Klan grand wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest in its capitol building until mid-2021.
Still, though, it’s a little tough to wrap my head around the fact that this is where we are now.
Are These Idiots Getting Louder Or Dumber?
Welp, it happened: Tennessee is officially the first state with a law on the books outlawing drag shows.
This week, GOP Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill banning drag performances in public spaces.
[[glares in I Told You So]]
Banning drag performances is awful on its face, obviously, but this new law has some terrifyingly broad language that puts a substantial swath of the LGBTQ community in danger of bein…
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