Some said the bill could cause transgender people telling off-color jokes to potentially be charged with felonies.
Tennessee state Representative Chris Todd, pictured against the Tennessee statehouse. On Thursday, Tennessee lawmakers officially passed joint legislation to create a new felony offense for anyone engaging in an"adult cabaret performance" on public property or in any location where the performance"could be viewed by a person who is not an adult.
LGBTQ advocates and others, however, have described the bills as unconstitutional restrictions on their freedom of speech and expression. While courts have previously affirmed and supported laws intended to protect children from accessing obscene content or other"adult" content, some have argued that a law banning protected and unprotected expression could be seen as overbroad and, potentially, unconstitutional, according to the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University.
"This bill is an atrocity committed at all trans and gender nonconforming people as well as all drag artists," Erin Reed, an LGBTQ activist, wrote in athread shortly after the bill's passage."It bans 'male and female impersonators' from 'providing entertainment that appeals to prurient interest.' "A trans comedian getting on stage telling an off-color joke could be 'appealing to the prurient interest.' Trans comedians could be charged with a felony. Transgender people and drag artists dancing in a pride parade could be considered criminal."It could easily ban pride. It bans public drag. It bans transgender people performing, who are just living their lives.
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