30/09/2023
Our Gay Life Facebook group links to the Huffington Post Queer Voices page, which reports that "A Federal Judge in Nashville, Tennessee, ruled Friday that law enforcement officials can’t use a Tennessee law that strictly limits drag shows to interfere with a local Pride festival this weekend, favouring event organizers who sued after a district attorney warned he intends to enforce the new statute even after another federal judge ruled it unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Ronnie Greer in Knoxville granted a temporary restraining order that prevents District Attorney Ryan Desmond and other local law enforcement officials from enforcing the state law or interfering with the Blount County Pride festival scheduled for Saturday. That includes no discouraging of third parties from hosting or modifying the event, including the venue of Maryville College", the judge wrote. Blount Pride Board President Ari Baker said in a news release. “This ruling allows us to fully realize Blount Pride’s goal of creating a safe place for LGBTQ people to connect, celebrate, and share resources.”
https://truthout.org/articles/tn-prosecutor-threatens-pride-event-with-e...
