Friends of George’s attorney: Drag performer Flamy Grant makes case stronger
Memphis theater company Friends of George’s was joined by an East Tennessee drag queen who was threatened by a local prosecutor before a pride festival in a brief filed Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Drag entertainer DeeDee speaks during a news conference held last February by the Human Rights Campaign in Nashville. (John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign file)
Drag performer Flamy Grant was scheduled for a pride festival at Maryville College when the Blount County District Attorney wrote he completed a “diligent search” of state laws that might allow him to cancel the event.
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Friends of George’sIan Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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