Lawmakers debate bills to ban drag shows and health care for trans youth
Locals marched in support of drag performers in Midtown Sept. 30, 2022, after a drag show at the Museum of Science and History was canceled due to drag protesters. Now, some Tennesse lawmakers are putting legislation forward to end public drag performances. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
“I wish you could understand what these kids go through, what it’s like to be forced to live in the wrong body,” one Memphis physician told lawmakers.
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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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