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 is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter. He came to Tennessee from Maryland where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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