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Behind the Aegis

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Tue Mar 7, 2023, 05:21 PM Mar 2023

2 bills aim to ban public drag performances in Oklahoma

House Bill 2186 and Senate Bill 503 aim to ban public drag performances in Oklahoma.

American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma says these bills are “unhinged attempts to remove 2S LGBTQ+ people from everyday public life.”

“These bans are being fueled by the same paranoia as book bans, as the censoring of teachers from teaching a complete history of the United States,” Cindy Nguyen, Policy Director of ACLU OK, said.

House Bill 2186 bans the public performance of “adult cabaret,” including drag shows if it is “harmful to minors.”

Senate Bill 503 prohibits “a public display of lewd acts or obscene material in a public place including but not limited to parades, shows, concerts, plays, or any other activity where a minor could witness,” but does not specifically mention drag performances.

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Prominent OK LGBT activists and their families have been getting death threats against them and their children! Drag queens have been targeted, with some deciding to leave the state or quit.

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2 bills aim to ban public drag performances in Oklahoma (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Mar 2023 OP
What the actual fuck is wrong with republicans right now? Initech Mar 2023 #1
GOP hates freedom of speech. ZonkerHarris Mar 2023 #2

Initech

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1. What the actual fuck is wrong with republicans right now?
Tue Mar 7, 2023, 05:35 PM
Mar 2023

They scream about freedom in one breath but in the next breath, they want to ban books, CRT (which they made up) and anything having to do with the drag community. It's fucking madness.

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