Tennessee has become the first state to enact a law this year prohibiting sexually explicit drag shows where they may be viewed by children, reacting to concerns about the upswing of drag queens entertaining kids in schools and public libraries.
signed Senate Bill 3 into law Thursday without fanfare after signaling his support earlier, saying it was important to ensure that children were not “potentially exposed to sexualized entertainment, to obscenity.”
The law takes effect April 1. A first offense would be a misdemeanor, while subsequent violations would result in felony charges.also signed Senate Bill 1, which bans gender-transition drugs and surgeries for minors, over concerns about the potential for serious and irreversible health consequences. The library-sponsored events prompted a backlash from the conservative publisher Brave Books, which launched a nationwide tour this year featuring Christian actor Kirk Cameron reading his children’s book at public libraries.
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