![]() ![]() Meanwhile, brands are navigating rightwing attacks on LGBTQ+ people, in the wake of a boycott against Bud Light for working with the trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Organizers in Tennessee are awaiting a federal judge’s ruling on the constitutionality of a law passed by the state legislature in March that places restrictions on where “adult cabaret” can be staged.Ī drag show scheduled to take place this week at Nellis air force base in Nevada was canceled on short notice after Department of Defense officials advised organizers that the performance would contradict the defense secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent congressional testimony that the Pentagon would not fund such events. The passage of similar laws targeting drag performances in other Republican-controlled state legislatures has cast a pall over this year’s Pride celebrations, including in Texas, Montana and Arkansas. ![]() “The performers felt they could be made an example of in some way, and we couldn’t ensure their security.” “That was very shocking to members of our community,” said Bozanich. Photograph: Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A Pride parade in Orlando last year.
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