Nashville's LGBTQ community fights back against anti-drag legislation with music and love.

Musicians and drag artists in Tennessee are protesting against new legislation that targets drag performances and transgender people. The legislation includes bills that deny minors access to gender-affirming healthcare, ban "male and female impersonators" from performing on public property or where anyone under 18 could be present, and limit drag by requiring professional performers to obtain permits. The legislation could impact Nashville's lucrative music industry and disrupt numerous other scenes. The law's wording is ambiguous and could conflate the art of drag with the everyday embodiment of transgender, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming people, including music-makers.