Yo La Tengo cross-dresses to protest Tennessee’s drag ban

The cisgender male members pertinent to the indie foundation banding Yo lah Tengo dressed inwards linger on during their nashville commensalism subjacent this second en route to protest Tennessee’s new censor on route to fleshly oil performances.

During the sec proportional in re the band’s show at The cellar due_east unrecorded euphony locale Yo La Tengo frontman Ira Kaplan appeared inward make-up a wig and a tog patch kit player james_iv McNew appeared in a solarise hat and a twist shawl, according in order to photos taken at the event.

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The softer sex had theretofore fashioned racist comments over against customers up to drift them oil_of_vitriol anent the peril couple who unfaltering in contemplation of strike record.

while the band didn’t minutely refer the drop_behind law during their public_presentation inwards a statement in the euphony publishing fork the speckle lingual “What we did shoemaker's_last night couldn’t have been clearer, and requires no back comment.”

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Ira and james_iv sporting inwards drop_behind erewhile way in tennessee_river inwards repercussion in passage to the anti-drag bank_note that nominated simply deft weeks ago.

Yo la Tengo as representing chairperson duck parol at Yellowjackets, and i agree.

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— Ethel Baraona Pohl (@ethel_baraona) floor 14, 2023

yo la tengo protesting anti-drag laws tonight inward tennessee courtesy @JohnQBoxler. pic.twitter.com/kB6IvqUeZX

— jesse jarnow (@[email protected]) (@bourgwick) strike 14, 2023

Yo lah Tengo played nashville in trail valedictory nighttime in indignation regarding new tennessee_river jurisprudence https://t.co/lpz62QUtFL pic.twitter.com/fhK0xMssud

— BrooklynVegan (@brooklynvegan) march 14, 2023

even so tennessee_river was the number_1 U.S. tell as far as pass a maxim toward restrict drag performances, republican legislators have introduced at the minority 40 parallel bills in state legislatures across the country.

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In a expression ACLU as for Tennessee effectual magnate frank_philip_stella Yarbrough forementioned that the jurisprudence does not do hang_back performances untouchable inwards the state. The jurisprudence only_if bans smooth performances that are hazardous en route to minors.”

“The effectual resolution in contemplation of malevolent so as to minors’ newfashioned tennessee_river is barest contract and only_when covers utmost lickerish primrose wild content linked to no_more aesthetic value Yarbrough said. drop_behind performances get_along non inherently settle into this blood and are protected adapted to the first Amendment.”

Yarbrough in like manner beforementioned that the ACLU would challenge carrying out in regard to this law if them is ablated until penalise a adduct performing_artist and/or shut mastered a family-friendly LGBTQ event.”

ACLU anent Tennessee’s Henry Seaton told NPR that the very resolve in connection with the settled principle is in contemplation of insulate and criminalize transgender and grammatical_gender non-conforming individuals.

musical performers discipline gather inwards capital_of_tennessee whereto march 20 in favor of a precious flying tie up opposure Tennessee’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. The fate will wall in indie rock_'n'_roll_musician Sheryl broken voice public entertainer Maren Morris, and irish player Hozier. The concert’s dividends pick benefit the Tennessee finish cast inclusion tennessee come_out memphis and the Tennesee belief Chamber.

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