LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue Over Law Banning Drag Queen Story Hour EventsMadeline Leesman
July 07, 2023
Owners of an independent bookstore, a transgender woman, an educator who teaches wearing costumes, and several businesses are challenging Montana’s law banning drag queens from reading to children in public schools and libraries, known as “Drag Queen Story Hour.”
According to the Associated Press, the federal lawsuit was filed on Thursday and alleges that the law is in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s free speech protections and equal protection guarantees. The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction on the law.
As Townhall covered, Montana became the first state in the country to ban these kinds of events for children. State Rep. Braxton Mitchell, the youngest member of the state legislature, who is a Republican, drafted the legislation.
“In my humble opinion, there’s no such thing as a family-friendly drag show,” Mitchell said of the legislation in April, according to the Associated Press when it was signed into law. Braxton added that “drag shows in recent years have been specifically aimed at children.”
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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/07/07/trans-advocates-challenge-first-in-the-nation-drag-queen-story-hour-ban-n2625421
