Alabama GOP Bill Would Outlaw Drag Shows In Public

The Associated Press reports:

Alabama has joined states trying to limit drag shows after legislation was filed Thursday that would prohibit the performances in public places where children are present. The bill by Republican Rep. Arnold Mooney would add a provision to the state’s anti-obscenity laws to prohibit “male or female impersonators, commonly known as drag queens or drag kings” from performing in K-12 public schools, public libraries, and in other public places where minors are present.

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Mobile and Birmingham both features drag performances at their Pride festivals. Those would be outlawed under Mooney’s bill.

Mooney last appeared here in 2020 when he ran for the US Senate, finishing in fourth place in the GOP primary, just behind third place finisher Roy Moore.

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