Tennessee governor Invoice Lee signed a pair of hotly contested payments into regulation Thursday: one banning drag exhibits and different “grownup cabaret” performances on public property and in areas the place they might be considered by minors, the opposite banning gender-affirming medical remedy for transgender youth. The transfer has incited waves of protest, and now the state’s premier music competition has weighed in.
On its social media accounts, Bonnaroo, which takes place on a farm close to Manchester, Tennessee, shared the next assertion in response to the drag ban:
Bonnaroo has and at all times will probably be a spot for inclusivity, a secure haven for folks of all walks of life and a champion of self-expression.
Relaxation assured The Farm will stay a sanctuary for these freedoms and Bonnaroovians will see no modifications in programming or celebration of self-expression on the competition.
This 12 months’s Bonnaroo is occurring June 15-18 with headliners Kendrick Lamar, ODESZA, and Foo Fighters plus the likes of Paramore and Lil Nas X.
