A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail.
"This temporary order is a much-needed reprieve for all Texans, especially our LGBTQIA+ and transgender community, who have been relentlessly targeted by our state legislature," said Brian Klosterboer, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs.
Gavyn Hardegree, president of Abilene Pride Alliance, one of the lawsuit's plaintiffs, said Gov. Greg Abbott and his political allies want to use"scare tactics and bigotry to erase LGBTQIA+ identities, especially Black and Brown nonbinary and trans Texans." On Wednesday, another lawsuit was filed in Tennessee after a local district attorney warned he intended to enforce the state's law limiting drag shows despite a federal judge's earlier ruling that the ban was unconstitutional.
Violators could face up to a year in jail, and businesses hosting performances deemed illegal could be fined $10,000 for each violation.
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