As Tennessee, others target drag shows, many wonder: Why?
LGBTQ Issues,Drag Queens,Tennessee,Federal State And Tribal Powers,State Governments
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“If I hadn’t been a girl, I’d have been a drag queen.”
Dolly Parton has uttered those words famously and often. But if she really were a drag queen, one of Tennessee’s most famous daughters would likely be out of a job under legislation signed into law by Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday.
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