Proposed legislation would ban public drag shows, some treatments for trans youth
Moth Moth Moth, a drag queen, helped organize the Sept. 30 march for LGBTQ rights in Midtown Memphis. (Joshua Carlucci/The Daily Memphian file)
On Nov. 9, Tennessee State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) introduced a bill that would ban drag shows in public and another that bans certain medical procedures and other treatment for trans youth.
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Ian 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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