U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that the student fundraiser featuring drag performers was not protected, raising the stakes for a battle over First Amendment rights and drag shows.
have successfully blocked laws aimed at banning or limiting drag shows from going into effect. In June, a federal judge in Tennessee, appointed by former President Donald Trump, ruled the state's drag ban is unconstitutional in its effort to suppress First Amendment-protected speech.
The contrasting decision comes six months after an LGBTQ+ student group attempted to host the drag performance on campus.canceling a drag show Drag shows frequently feature men dressing as women in exaggerated styles and have been a mainstay in the LGBTQ+ community for decades. Drag performers say their work is an expression of queer joy - and a form of constitutionally-protected speech about societal gender norms.
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