Watch: House Republican claims ‘friends of mine that are homosexual’ support drag bans

United States Congressman Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) claimed to Newsmax on Tuesday that he has LGBTQ+ friends who support his state’s proposed ban on “cabaret” performances. Senate Bill 3, which was signed into law by Republican Governor Bill Lee this week, “forbids performances in those places by topless, go-go or exotic dancers, strippers, or male or female impersonators who, as the law defines it, provides entertainment that is ‘harmful to minors,'” The New York Times explained on Sunday. “The word ‘drag’ does not appear in the legislation,” the Times noted. “And to some legal experts, the …

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