ACLU of Texas sues to block state's impending drag ban.
Austin drag queen Brigitte Bandit and others wait to testify before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on Senate Bill 12 on March 23is teaming up with gay pride groups and drag queens to stop the drag ban approved this session –The groups are suing the Texas attorney general and a variety of county officials who will be charged with enforcing the law, which is scheduled to go into effect on Sept. 1.
SB 12 was part of a deluge of anti-LGBTQ legislation sponsored by far-right interests in this year’s legislative session. Some of these bills, like SB 8 – the “Don’t Say Gay” bill that would have prevented public school teachers from mentioning sexual orientation in their classrooms – stalled out. But others, like SB 14, which will prevent doctors from providing medically necessary care to young trans people, were signed into law. The Texas ACLU has also filed suit against SB 14.
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