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Events where drag performers read books to children at public schools or libraries are now banned in Montana, following Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signing the bill Monday.
HELENA, Mont. — Montana has become the first state to specifically ban people dressed in drag from reading books to children at public schools and libraries, part of a host of legislation aimed at the rights the LGBTQ+ community in Montana and other states. Bills in Florida and Tennessee also
The bill bans both drag queens and kings from reading to children. The sponsor claims it's because they do it
Bills in Florida and Tennessee also appear to try to ban drag reading events, but both require the performances to be sexual in nature, which could be up for interpretation. Both bills also face legal challenges.
The bill is the first of its kind because it doesn't require a sexual element for the reading to be banned, only that the reader be in drag.