The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans drag shows in public places or anywhere minors are present.
Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, sponsored the bill passed by the General Assembly in 2023. It also requires venues to require age-verifying identification where sexually explicit shows are being performed.
The law was challenged by Friends of George’s, a Memphis theater group.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law in July.
