‘Subtle and sinister’: Republicans’ anti-drag crusade seen as assault on LGBTQ+ rights

theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/19/us-states-attack-drag-shows-lgbtq-rights

At the beginning of 2023, drag came under attack.
Tennessee, Texas and Montana all passed laws which would specifically ban drag artists from performing in certain public spaces – the latest part of a conservative culture war that has seen books banned from schools and libraries around the country and rights stripped from the LGBTQ+ community.
But the Republican-led anti-drag…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2023-09-19.
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