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Tennessee Bans Drag Shows for Minors and Trans Youth Medical Procedures

State is first to sign into law ban on drag in front of minors

Tennessee Bans Drag Shows for Minors and Trans Youth Medical Procedures
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the White House on April 30, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Chase Smith
Chase Smith
3/3/2023|Updated: 3/9/2023
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“Adult cabaret performances” in front of children and transgender medical treatment for minors have now been banned in Tennessee, as Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the legislation into law Thursday, March 2. Both laws will go into effect beginning July 1.

The adult cabaret performance bill, which includes shows by drag queens or female impersonators, is the first such bill to be signed into law in the United States.
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