This bill creates an offense for a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property or in a location where the adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult. The bill defines an "adult cabaret performance" to mean a performance in a location other than an adult cabaret that features topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest, or similar entertainers, regardless of whether or not performed for consideration.
It just seems to ban these performances from occurring in public places. I feel like the context of MCR as a musical act wearing costumes rather than a "drag show" would be considered if anyone wanted to try to press charges. I doubt they'd be arrested, or even fined to be honest. Future concerts may be restricted to only 18+ venues or otherwise banned.
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Furthermore, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see anywhere that states that you can't wear drag in public. It seems to specify performances and similar gatherings with an emphasis on sexual behavior or concepts. On one hand, I don't know if I'd expect anyone to arrest me for going to the store in my favorite dress, but on the other, I don't expect too many people in Tennessee to have enough working braincells to interpret this law correctly. They're so enraged and could view literally anything and everything as a threatening, sexual performance, even if I was just walking down the street minding my own business.
Tennessee can go fuck itself and I think it's a bullshit law, for what it's worth. We already have indecent exposure laws if anyone was ACTUALLY stripping or acting in an overtly sexual manner in a public space. Seems rather targeted. Kinda funny when they decide to think about the children. Drag shows are bad but school shootings according to them? pffft, send the thoughts and prayers.
*I edited the last two paragraphs on this post just for clarification on certain things such as my stance and to also emphasize how this law can be especially dangerous if misinterpreted by prosecutors.