Tue Nov 15, 2022 – 4:29 pm EST
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (LifeSiteNews) – Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly introduced legislation to prohibit drag shows and other adults-only performances in places where they could potentially be viewed by children.
The Tennessean reported that SB03, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, would forbid “adult cabaret performances” – defined to include strippers, exotic dancers, “male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest” – from being held on public property or in places where they could be seen by a child. First offenses would be misdemeanors; repeat violations would be Class E felonies, punishable by up to six years in prison.
The bill was motivated by a series of incidents in the Volunteer State of children being exposed to sexually charged drag performances, including a September event in Jackson that was initially billed as “family friendly,” and a Chattanooga “Pride” youth event in which a small child touched the dress of a (non-drag) stage performer.
“I don’t want to ban a theater company from doing a production of Mrs. Doubtfire in a public park,” Johnson explained, according to a WKRN report. “Most people have
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