A federal judge invoked the words of the bill’s author to deduce that the bill was drafted with discriminatory intent.
A federal judge, Judge Brian Morris, blocked Montana House Bill 359, known as Montana’s “Drag Ban,” late Friday afternoon. This bill, enacted into law on May 22, 2023, forbids anyone from performing in public while wearing “exaggerated makeup” and “adopting a flamboyant or parodic [male or female] persona with glamorous exaggerated costumes and makeup.” The judge used the words of the bill’s...
