by Beth Holmes | Dec 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Entertainment, Gender, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT
The First Amendment isn’t disposable, says a new ruling from a Texas judge against anti-drag laws. In a major win for the LGBTQ+ community, a federal judge in Texas has shut down S.B.12, a controversial law taking aim at drag performers. U.S. District Judge...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 25, 2023 | Civil Rights, Entertainment, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
A Texas drag law has been struck down a second time by the same federal judge, this time possibly for good. Senate Bill 12 has featured on this blog before. It was signed by Governor Greg Abbott in June, and expanded existing state law to attempt to criminalize drag...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 6, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Transgender
The First Amendment protects drag shows, performers tell a federal judge in Texas just days before the state’s new law would ban them. Senate Bill 12, which will go into effect on Friday unless it’s blocked, would have defined any “male performer...
by admin | Mar 8, 2018 | Featured, Transgender
There’s always been controversy regarding drag. To some, it’s a revolutionary breakdown of gender roles. To others, it’s a vicious and unwelcome mockery of women, femininity, and particularly transgender women. It’s inflammatory by...
by admin | Mar 11, 2016 | Entertainment, LGBTQIA+, News
It should be no surprise that Japan has a varied queer scene. The shades of its particular rainbow are unknown outside the country. Director Graham Kolbeins and his co-writer Anne Ishii are ready to dive into that deep well to see what they discover. Their documentary...
