Wed Sep 6, 2023 – 4:49 pm EDT
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tennessee (LifeSiteNews) – Another judge has blocked a Tennessee prosecutor from enforcing a law prohibiting sexually charged performances from venues accessible to minors on free speech grounds.
Enacted in March and originally slated to take effect in July, Tennessee’s SB 3 prohibits “adult cabaret entertainment,” including “topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers,” or “male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest” from taking place “on public property or in a location where the adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult.” Initial violations are misdemeanors, repeat offenses can become felonies punishable by up to six years in prison.
Among those attempting to enforce SB 3 in their communities is Blount County District Attorney Ryan Desmond, whom the Daily Wire reported recently warned the group Blount County Pride (BCP) against any explicit performances at a September 2 LGBT “Pride” event, writing in a letter that “if sufficient evidence is presented to this office that these referenced criminal statutes have been violated, our office will ethically and justly prosecute these cases in the interest of justice.”
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