Judge pauses Montana bill banning ‘a drag queen or drag king’ from reading to kids: report

Federal Judge Brian Morrishas placed a temporary hold on a Montana law he said “likely will disproportionately harm not only drag performers, but any person who falls outside traditional gender and identity norms,” CNN reports. Per CNN, the law passed by Montana Republican Governor Greg Gianforte earlier this year bans minors “from attending ‘sexually oriented shows,’ including “so-called drag story hours, which the law defines as events hosted ‘by a drag queen or drag king who reads children’s books and engages in other learning activities with minor children present.'” House Bill 359 “also b…

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