A moment from a Drag Queen Story HourSome news items you might have missed:
• Reuters: A Trump appointed federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, temporarily blocked a law restricting drag performances in public just hours before going into effect, saying it was likely “vague and overly-broad” in its restriction of speech.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Kenneth’s round-up of the what’s what in queer publications this week includes Billy Porter covering OUT Magazine talking his return to music and the importance of representation.
• The Advocate: The Florida House voted Friday to expand the state’s hateful Don’t Say Gay law, a prohibition on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity, up through the 8th grade.
• CBS: This week’s episode of Survivor made some LGBTQ history with the Tika tribe (Yam Yam, Josh, Carolyn) becoming the first all-queer tribe in the competition’s 44 seasons. Josh and Yam Yam had a touching scene about coming out as gay, and Carolyn identifies a pansexual.
🌈Who is here to celebrate #Survivor first ever #Queer tribe?🌈
Show #Tika 💜 some love!#RepresentationMatters #Survivor44 #YamYam #LGBTQIA pic.twitter.com/J91iGS0FSr
— Yam Yam 🔥 (@itsyamilpr) March 27, 2023
• LGBTQ Nation: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), who often uses her religious beliefs to justify her positions on political issues, was a lot less willing to do so when it came to her 17-year-old son knocking up his 15-year-old girlfriend.
• Chuds of TikTok: This Trump supporter believes 100,000 people die due to drag shows every year. #MoronsOfTikTok
Who knew drag was so deadly.pic.twitter.com/aFbilc1RGh
— ChudsOfTikTok (@ChudsOfTikTok) March 30, 2023