What a New Law in Tennessee Means for Drag
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The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 8 March 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Do you remember your first show? |
| 0:07.4 | I sure do. |
| 0:08.4 | It was on August 9th, 2002. |
| 0:12.2 | I did two songs at night. |
| 0:13.9 | One was Madonna's song Impressive Instant and the second song was Share Song For The |
| 0:19.3 | Lonely. |
| 0:20.3 | When you're standing on the edge and nowhere and the CD skips. |
| 0:27.6 | And I felt like an idiot. |
| 0:33.3 | Steve Rimo has been performing as a drag queen in Tennessee for more than 20 years. |
| 0:39.9 | And every Tuesday night, Steve transforms into Veronica, Electronica to host drag bingo |
| 0:46.8 | at five points diner and bar in Nashville. |
| 0:49.4 | Hello, five points diner! |
| 0:51.4 | Wow! |
| 0:52.4 | How are you doing out here? |
| 0:53.4 | Last night, Steve strutted through the diner in a silver cat suit with a cape, a reddish wig, |
| 1:04.0 | and rainbow accessories. |
| 1:06.2 | This was Steve's first show since Tennessee passed a new law that could restrict drag events. |
| 1:13.2 | It makes staging, adult cabaret anywhere a minor could see it, a criminal offence. |
| 1:19.0 | Wow, I've never had so many accessories to a felony if I hold on! |
| 1:26.8 | The bill is vaguely worded, so performers like Steve aren't exactly sure how it will |
| 1:32.4 | be enforced. |
| 1:34.2 | Are you nervous about your show? |
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