Tennessee Governor Bill Lee insisted that it was 'ridiculous' to compare a photo of himself in drag to the 'serious subject' of other drag performances.
Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who wants to make drag performances in his state felonies, appeared angry after being confronted with a photo of himself in drag.that would make it a felony to perform as a"male or female impersonator" in an"adult cabaret performance" on public property or anywhere the entertainment"could be viewed by a person who is not an adult.
The governor's mood shifted and he appeared to become angry after a Holler reporter asked him if he remembered a photo of himself dressed as a female cheerleader in his 1977 high school yearbook. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is pictured during an event in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 18, 2021. Lee on Monday said that it was"ridiculous" to draw a comparison between a high school photo of himself dressing in drag and drag performances that he wants to criminalize across his state."What a ridiculous, ridiculous question that is!" Lee said."Conflating something like that to sexualized entertainment in front of children! Which is a very serious subject.
Lee went on to say that he was concerned about"children that are potentially exposed to sexualized entertainment, to obscenity." The reporter later asked Lee about the photo again, getting no response when asking him if drag is"only illegal when gay people do it."
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