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Arkansas House strikes drag shows from bill restricting ‘adult’ performances

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The bill approved by the majority-Republican House on a 78-15 vote no longer explicitly adds drag shows to the list of businesses considered "adult-oriented" The bill now heads back to the Senate, which approved an earlier version of the restriction. Arkansas is one of several states where Republican lawmakers have proposed restrictions on drag shows.

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Arkansas House passes bill restricting 'adult' performances

The Arkansas House has approved a bill restricting “adult" performances that originally targeted drag shows but was revamped following complaints it was anti-LGBTQ. The House on Monday approved the bill

1 year ago·United States

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The Hill

Arkansas House strikes drag shows from bill restricting ‘adult’ performances

The Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill to add restrictions to “adult-oriented” performances and businesses but fell short of cracking down on drag shows specifically, as the measure’s proponents in the state Senate had initially set out to do. Arkansas’s Republican-controlled House voted Monday to strike language referencing drag performances from Senate Bill…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Arkansas House passes bill restricting 'adult' performances

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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National Post

Arkansas House passes bill restricting 'adult' performances

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas House voted Monday to restrict "adult-oriented" performances, revamping a measure that previously targeted drag shows following discrimination complaints from the LGBTQ community.

1 year ago·Canada

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MY Northwest

Arkansas House passes bill restricting 'adult' performances

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas House voted Monday to restrict “adult-oriented” performances, revamping a measure that previously targeted drag shows following discrimination complaints from the LGBTQ community. The bill approved by the majority-Republican House on a 78-15 vote no longer explicitly adds drag shows to the list of businesses considered “adult-oriented,” easing some of the concerns of LGBTQ advocates and other opponents. The …

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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San Diego Union Tribune

Arkansas House passes bill restricting 'adult' performances

Arkansas House passes bill restricting 'adult' performances ANDREW DeMILLO Feb. 6, 2023 The Arkansas House voted Monday to restrict adult-oriented" performances, revamping a measure that previously targeted drag shows following discrimination complaints from the LGBTQ community.The bill approved by the majority-Republican House on a 78-15 vote no longer explicitly adds drag shows to the list of businesses considered adult-orient…

1 year ago·San Diego, United States

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