Ohio public drag ban has first legislative hearing

Ohio public drag ban has first legislative hearing

Photo credit: H.L. Comeriato Ohio’s proposed ban on public drag and gender performance received its first legislative hearing Wednesday, when lawmakers sparred over the larger implications of banning drag and gender performance in public spaces. HB 249 would ban “adult cabaret performances” in “any location other than an adult cabaret where minors may be present, that is harmful to juveniles or obscene.”  It is the second attempt by conservative…