.GovBillLee signed a bill criminalizing drag show performances in certain public locations. Now, Kentucky's ACLU is saying 'drag is protected by the First Amendment.'
addressed the matter during the White House briefing on Friday, likening the law to a"larger pattern from elected officials who espouse freedom and liberty but apparently think that freedom of speech only extends to people who agree with them."
Sinback said the law is written"so narrowly" and that"your typical drag performance is nowhere near obscenity," adding,"It's already illegal to expose minors to obscene material" and performances. City attorneys and the group that hosted the event, the Jackson Pride committee, said indecent exposure did not occur during the show. Still, the possibility that there might have been was a major concern for Englewood Baptist Church pastor Adam Dooley, who spoke at an adjacent prayer rally that assembled in response to the show. Dooleythe LGBT group's right to assemble can't be infringed based on a"possibility" of a violation.
Supporters of states' legislation curbing public drag performances hope such laws can withstand First Amendment tests should they ever be challenged in court by groups such as the ACLU.
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