Actors’ Equity Association has filed an amicus brief in Tennessee opposing that state’s new law – the first in the nation – intended to limit or ban some drag shows
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Equity’s amicus brief supports the legal efforts of the Memphis-based theater company Friends of George’s. The theater company has produced original, drag-centric performances, comedy sketches, and plays since 2011, and has filed a suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District calling the legislation a “bigoted antidrag law.
Shindle said the law is “not just an unconstitutional attack on drag performances and the LGBTQ+ community; it is an attack on the live arts and free expression.” Equity, citing the nonprofit organization Americans for the Arts, said the nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $1.17 billion industry in the State of Tennessee that supports 38,482 full-time equivalent jobs and generates $135.9 million in local and state government revenue.
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