Posted on Oct 9, 2023
This town banned Pride because of drag. Now they’re getting sued for restricting free speech.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Tennessee have sued a Tennessee town over its alleged efforts to silence a local LGBTQ+ organization, which include a city-wide policy denying the group permits to host events and a local ordinance aimed at banning drag performances.
As the Los Angeles Blade reports, the lawsuit, filed last week on behalf of the Tennessee Equality Project Foundation (TEP), accuses the city of Murfreesboro of “flagrant and ongoing violations of TEP’s constitutional rights to free speech and expression, due process, and equal protection under the law.”
As the Los Angeles Blade reports, the lawsuit, filed last week on behalf of the Tennessee Equality Project Foundation (TEP), accuses the city of Murfreesboro of “flagrant and ongoing violations of TEP’s constitutional rights to free speech and expression, due process, and equal protection under the law.”
This town banned Pride because of drag. Now they’re getting sued for restricting free speech.
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I've known gay people my entire life. Heck, my co-pilot in Vietnam was gay! What are Republicans so afraid of?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Same here I Served with Gay Servicemembers in Hawaii and London that I Know Of.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"City of Murfreesboro
The city of Murfreesboro is being sued by the Tennessee Equality Project Foundation (TEP) for “flagrant and ongoing violations of TEP’s constitutional rights to free speech and expression, due process, and equal protection under the law” after banning Pride because of drag1. The lawsuit was filed last week. Similarly, Friends of George’s, an LGBTQ+ theater company, filed a federal lawsuit against Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and the state, saying the state intended with the law to “explicitly restrict or chill speech and expression protected by the First Amendment based on its content, its message, and its messenger”...
"City of Murfreesboro
The city of Murfreesboro is being sued by the Tennessee Equality Project Foundation (TEP) for “flagrant and ongoing violations of TEP’s constitutional rights to free speech and expression, due process, and equal protection under the law” after banning Pride because of drag1. The lawsuit was filed last week. Similarly, Friends of George’s, an LGBTQ+ theater company, filed a federal lawsuit against Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and the state, saying the state intended with the law to “explicitly restrict or chill speech and expression protected by the First Amendment based on its content, its message, and its messenger”...
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