Utah City Must Let Drag Show Go On, Judge Rules
Attempts to keep a drag troupe from holding a show in a public park most likely violated the First Amendment, says a federal judge.
June 20, 2023
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Attempts to keep a drag troupe from holding a show in a public park most likely violated the First Amendment, says a federal judge.
The former Democrat continues his right-wing inclinations.
"This law stands in the way of our child getting the medical care she will desperately need," says Amanda Dennis, mother of a trans daughter.
The ACLU's Chase Strangio will be the first out transgender attorney to argue before the high court as he challenges Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
On behalf of a trans high-schooler, the ACLU argues that "privacy" in bathrooms can easily be handled without being discriminatory.
They can make their voices heard as the state's Republican attorney general seeks to deny them the right to change the gender marker on their licenses.
Judge Michael Moses said his earlier order to revert to a simple process to change the gender marker was "clear as a bell."
It was the first such ban enacted and now is the first one ruled unconstitutional.
The vague law, aimed at discouraging the teaching of issues around race, sex, LGBTQ+ identity, and more, is an impediment to education, according to the judge.
They're seeking an injunction preventing the law — targeting children and youth — from going into effect, saying it will cause irreparable harm.
The state had appealed a temporary restraining order on the investigation of a trans-supportive family, putting the court challenge on hold, but it will now proceed.
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb had expressed some doubts about the legislation but ultimately signed it.
Senate Bill 458 would define gender according to a person's reproductive capacities.
The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.
Letting trans students use the restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity doesn't harm other students, the court ruled.
The measure would have banned discussion of transgender idenity in public schools in grades K-7.
The American Civil Liberties Union has requested that a Virginia high school remove any mention of discipline from the record of a student who was punished for wearing a T-shirt with a lesbian symbol.