Federal Judge stops drag ban in Tennessee, cites First Amendment

U. S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Parker, United States District Courthouse Memphis, TN (Credit: Los Angeles Blade photo montage)

U. S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Parker of the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee ordered a temporary injunction halting a just enacted Tennessee law that criminalizes some drag performances, hours before it was set to take effect…