On July 18, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Tennessee’s right to enforce its Adult Entertainment Act, which prohibits sexually-charged performances such as drag shows from venues accessible to minors.
Supreme Court Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have granted Florida's request; Trump-appointed Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett joined the liberals.
Lisa Robinson allegedly 'promoted attitudes which are homophobic and transphobic, failed to recognize the diversity of the community, failed to protect the dignity of individuals, and attempted to bring forward motions which would not, in our view, withstand scrutiny under Ontario's Human Rights Code.'
House Republicans are trying to cut race and gender quotas, drag shows, and other woke initiatives from the annual defense budget despite opposition from the Biden administration.
Daily Wire podcast host and recent Tennessee transplant Matt Walsh urged the state’s Republican attorney general to appeal the ruling, which he called 'ridiculous' and 'absurd.'
The bill, co-sponsored by more than half of the Republican-controlled state legislature, also restricts minors from attending any 'sexually oriented performance.'