drag shows

The bill aimed to allow anyone who attended a drag show to sue the performer or promoter up to three years after the performance.

Plaintiffs include a teacher who dresses up for class, a transgender woman who regularly speaks to groups about transgender and Two-Spirit issues, and nine organizations and businesses that are either aligned with or supportive of the LGTBQ+ community in Montana.

A federal judge in Helena has blocked the state of Montana from enforcing a new state law restricting drag performances, while the suit challenging the law continues.

A bill conservative Texas lawmakers said they passed to protect children from obscene drag performances is an unconstitutional restraint on speech, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Montana’s new state law restricting drag performances is currently on hold. On Monday, a federal judge heard testimony in Helena, as he considers whether to put a longer-term block on the law.

Attorneys for Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen are requesting a jury trial in the legal case challenging the constitutionality of the drag ban in Montana.

A federal court judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of Montana’s ban on drag performances on public property two days before Montana Pride events are set to begin.

Wednesday in Helena, a lawsuit challenging Montana’s new state law restricting drag performances got an initial hearing in federal court.

The City of Helena argued that a recently enacted ban on drag in public spaces should be enjoined before the annual Montana Pride celebration slated to begin next week.

A Montana LGBTQ+ organization claims the City of Helena withheld the application for its annual pride event citing the recently passed bill banning drag performances on public property.