The anti-drag bill passed in Tennessee — and being pushed in many other state legislatures — is straight from history’s playbook. Even 150 years ago, legislators wanted to police gender expression in public spaces.
the Tennessee bill is so constitutionally vague there is little clarity about what falls under the jurisdiction of the ban, making business owners, performers and others uncertain of what could come next.
Advocates who oppose a bill that would restrict where certain drag shows could take place march in Nashville.Advocates who oppose a bill that would restrict where certain drag shows could take place march in Nashville.Jules Gill-Peterson, a historian and professor at Johns Hopkins University, studies transgender history and the history of sexuality. She spoke with NPR's Ari Shapiro to highlight the history behind these types of laws.
They were really used for many decades, well into the 20th century to imperil and harass, but also silence LGBT people. Because if you were arrested, which was so easy under the way these laws were written, your name might be published in the newspaper, you'd have a criminal record. It could really ruin your employment chances and out you to everyone.As far as I know, that question was never really settled under the law.
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