Transgender writer Adria Jawort, Montana Book Co. sue over state law banning drag reading events
The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Butte argues the law violates the free speech and equal protection guarantees in the U.S. Constitution.
Montana became the first state to specifically ban drag kings and drag queens - defined as performers who adopt a flamboyant or parodic male or female persona with glamorous or exaggerated costumes and makeup - from reading books to children. Members of the LGBTQ+ community testified during legislative hearings that the law would be misused to silence transgender people and ban teachers from wearing costumes while reading to their classes. It cannot block drag reading events at private businesses.
Jawort, who is Northern Cheyenne, was invited back to Butte on June 20 by a nonprofit foundation. About 100 people attended, The Montana Standard reported. Other plaintiffs in the case include businesses, organizations and community centers that plan and host all-ages drag events, a fitness studio and an independent theater that receives state grants and may show PG-13 or R-rated films. Such films could violate the part of the law that prohibits sexually oriented performances in locations that receive any funding from the state if minors are present.
She likened it to Chris Rock doing an R-rated comedy performance and then recording the voice of the zebra in the animated children’s movie “Madagascar.”Schools, libraries or businesses that violate the law could be fined while educators and librarians could be suspended for a year or lose their credentials after a second conviction.
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