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Maya Yang

Florida restaurant sues Ron DeSantis over law banning drag performances

protester outside Florida capitol with sign saying 'drag is beautiful'
Civil rights groups have condemned the drag ban as a deliberate targeting of LGBTQ+ communities. Photograph: Alicia Devine/AP

A restaurant in Orlando, Florida, is suing the state’s rightwing governor, the Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, over a law that bans drag performances.

On Monday, Hamburger Mary’s filed suit in the US district court of the middle district of Florida, alleging a violation of first amendment rights by the state, DeSantis and Melanie Griffin, secretary of the state’s business department.

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