Tennessee DA: I Will Prosecute Pride Event Over Drag

Knoxville’s CBS affiliate reports:

Blount County District Attorney General Ryan Desmond warned Blount Pride that the group could face prosecution for a pride event set to be held on Maryville College’s campus Saturday. In a letter sent to Blount Pride, law enforcement, Maryville College and city officials, Desmond said that he plans to enforce the Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act (AEA), also known as Tennessee’s anti-drag law.

Blount Pride includes, among other events, a drag queen story time and a performance from Flamy Grant. A Trump-appointed U.S. district judge blocked the anti-drag law in June, claiming it was unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Desmond is arguing, however, that an opinion from East Tennessee’s attorney general means Parker’s order blocking the law is only applicable in the 30th District in Shelby County, not in Blount County.

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— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) July 30, 2023

I broke the news last night that Blount County, Tennessee’s prosecutor, Ryan Desmond, is threatening this weekend’s pride event with enforcement of the TN anti-drag law that a federal judge in a case out of Shelby County has said is unconstitutional. https://t.co/25FF3gqBIi

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