'These so-called laws to protect our children are unfounded and pathetic. Anyone with half a brain knows not to (mess) with a drag queen,' Madonna said. Madonna criticizes laws targeting LGBTQ community:
for"Love Rising," an all-star benefit concert for LGBTQ causes.
"I introduced my son to some drag queens today. So Tennessee ... arrest me," Morris said."He's growing up here as a Nashvillian, and I just want to leave this world for him a little bit better than the one we're in right now."Madonna's and Morris' comments come at the heels of Tennessee Gov.
. Its language prohibits"adult-oriented" entertainment harmful to children, including by"male and female impersonators."This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean:
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