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April 25, 2023

Lizzo Hosts Drag Queens at Nashville Concert to Protest TN Law Banning Drag Shows
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In Tennessee, Grammy-winning rapper and singer Lizzo invited dozens of
drag performers on stage during a concert in Knoxville Friday night,
protesting Republicans' efforts to ban public drag performances in the
state. Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into
law last February, but it was blocked by a federal judge the following
month who argued it was too vaguely written.


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