Drag queens have always been at the forefront. Do you think that drag is inherently political or do you think it has been politicized in the times we live in? To me, it's part of an overreaching attack on the queer community. Even people that don't necessarily care about drag or trans people are far more interested in the economy, inflation, health care, education and crime than they are about trying to chill free speech.
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.
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