SW News: A temporary restraining order was imposed by a US federal judge in the state of Tennessee on a law that would have prevented drag shows from being performed in front of children. Citing that the state legislation was “vague and overly-broad”, the judge issued the gag order on Friday. Had it not been the case, the bill would have gone into effect on Saturday.

It was in February that Governor Bill Lee of the Grand Old Party inked the bill when it was passed in the legislature. It sought the restriction of drag shows in public or in front of children. There were strong reactions that such shows were inappropriate for young children.

The governor is of the view that the law, had it been enacted, would have protected kids from being exposed to “sexualized entertainment” or “obscenity”. Tennessee is one among 15 states where recently there have been legislative efforts to bring in laws to protect children from such drag events.

The judge apparently expressed support for Friends of George’s, an LGBT theater group that is based in the state of Memphis that filed the lawsuit against Tennessee. "At this point, the court finds that the statute is likely both vague and overly-broad," US District Judge Thomas Parker mentioned in the verdict.

A Donald Trump appointee, Parker said the state had not justified with a compelling interest the restrictions it intended to impose. Most of the discussions on drag performances in Tennessee are about whether such shows have sexually explicit materials.