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Politics
Gabriella Ferrigine

Anti-drag Bill Lee caught in drag photo

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is on the defense as he tries to explain away a recently surfaced high school yearbook photo of him wearing women's clothing, calling attempts to conflate the image with assailed drag shows in red states "ridiculous." 

While answering questions from reporters about a recently proposed bill that would heavily restrict drag performances, an activist asked Lee if he recalled "dressing in drag in 1977."

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