A federal judge on Tuesday struck down, for the second time, a Texas law that would have restricted public drag performances in the state, name-checking the late Dolly Parton in doing so. U.S.

The judge’s message to people offended by drag performances was, “Just don’t go.” Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to appeal again. By Pooja Salhotra A federal judge on Tuesday struck down for the ...

A federal judge has struck down a Texas law seeking to restrict drag performances, ruling for a second time that the legislation is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled on Aug. 25 ...

A Texas law targeting drag show performances was struck down for the second time Tuesday by a Reagan-appointed judge who ruled that the law's "broad" language could even be applied to banning ...

“If I hadn’t been a girl, I’d have been a drag queen.” One of Dolly Parton's most iconic one-liners is reverberating with renewed emotion from the LGBTQ community. "Tennessee's LGBTQ community is ...

A federal judge has struck down a Texas law restricting drag shows, ruling that it was unconstitutional and telling those offended by the performances: “Just don’t go.” U.S. District Judge David ...

‘This is a profoundly flawed decision that endangers our children and is an affront to Texas values,’ Ken Paxton says A federal judge has, for a second time, struck down a Texas state law banning drag ...

A federal judge in Texas struck down a 2023 state law Tuesday that sought to restrict drag shows, ruling it was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner, a Reagan appointee, said the ...

A federal judge in Houston has, for a second time, ruled that Texas' 2023 restrictions on drag shows in unconstitutional and prohibited the law from being enforced. U.S. District Judge David Hitter ...

A federal judge in Houston has again ruled that Texas’ so-called drag show ban is unconstitutional. Senate Bill 12, which came out of the 2023 legislative session, bans certain types of "sexually ...

As drag has gone mainstream, right-wing groups like Texas Scorecard have called the unique subculture "evil," "subversive" and "anti-God." For drag queens, shows like the "Grackle Games" have meant ...

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