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Today, Explained

The war on drag

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.3 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Melissa Brown, a state politics reporter for The Tennessean, spills the tea on Tennessee’s new drag restrictions. And drag performer Bella DuBalle promises the state’s queens have no plans to sashay away. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained   Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, look over there, a classic distraction technique.

0:03.3

You mean Tennessee's new law that limits adult cabaret, a distraction from what, though?

0:10.6

From the real issues that they were voted into office to focus on.

0:14.8

Jobs, health care, keeping our children safe from harm at their own school.

0:19.7

Tennessee lawmakers say this law is about keeping kids safe.

0:23.3

The trouble is, they're targeting a thing that does not seem to be happening.

0:27.0

I keep hearing this narrative that, you know, we're doing this to protect the children,

0:30.3

to protect the children.

0:31.4

And I have asked the governor many times to produce any evidence that would suggest that

0:37.0

children are in danger at these performances.

0:40.0

And he has thus far provided me none.

0:42.6

Coming up on today explained what this law says and what it's really about.

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