Drag is MANY things…a Crime is Not One.
nclrights.orgOver the past year, we have seen more than 475 anti-LGBTQ laws introduced in dozens of states all across the country.
From restricting healthcare for transgender youth to trying to erase LGBTQ people from public education and banning trans kids from playing sports in their schools, the non-stop wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation has never been more intense than it is right now.
Included in the list of discriminatory and unjust laws we are seeing pass in states like Tennessee and Florida are unconstitutional attempts to ban performing drag in public spaces.
These insidious laws come on the heels of more than a year of dangerous threats and attacks on drag queens across the country, including armed white supremacists showing up to intimidate performers and the firebombing of a donut shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Let us be clear: this coordinated assault on drag artists and performances is a direct attack on the freedom of expression and safe spaces for the LGBTQ community – following the deadly shooting of five individuals at Club Q in Colorado Springs last year.
