Attorney General Clarifies Drag Show Law in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Drag Shows Not Banned, AG Clarifies

Drummond’s legal opinion

Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued a legal opinion clarifying that drag shows in public are not banned by Oklahoma’s new House Bill 1217, despite the way Governor Kevin Stitt described the law after signing it.

When drag shows cross the line

Drummond emphasized that drag performances are not inherently illegal. To be considered obscene under state law, a show would have to involve explicit sexual activity.

National context

Similar bans in other states have already been overturned by courts. Drummond’s opinion aligns Oklahoma with legal precedents, noting that restricting performances solely for being drag-related would not stand up in court.

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