Tennessee legislature advances bill severely limiting drag shows

Governor Bill Lee, who was pictured in drag, has vowed to sign law banning ‘male or female impersonators’ in certain locations

Tennessee lawmakers advanced legislation on Thursday that would severely limit where certain drag shows can take place, a proposal the Republican governor, Bill Lee, has promised to sign into law.

Tennessee is among Republican-run states to have passed the most anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the past few years. No other state has acted as fast to ensure drag shows cannot take place in public or in front of children.