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Parton spoke out in the face of restrictive laws targeting LGBTQ+ people in the South

Some Republican-led states have sought to restrict or ban drag performances in recent years, often facing legal challenges.

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down, for the second time, a Texas law that would have restricted public drag performances in the state. U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled that the state Senate Bill 12, which was passed in 2023, violated the First Amendment and “is an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.

The judge said the law was so broad that it might have even been turned against Parton for her "flamboyant clothes and breast exposure."

Judge David Hittner blocked Ken Paxton from enforcing Texas Senate Bill 12, citing First Amendment protections for drag shows and free speech.

A federal judge in Texas has struck down a 2023 state law restricting public drag performances, ruling that the measure violates the First Amendment and is unconstitutionally vague. U.S. District Judge David Hittner, a nominee of President Ronald Reagan, ruled that Senate Bill 12, which sought to prohibit “sexually ori

The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.