Singer Hayley Kiyoko brings drag queens on stage, defying Tennessee law
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Singer Hayley Kiyoko protested a recent law restricting drag shows in Tennessee by bringing two drag queens on stage during her Nashville show on Monday. Kiyoko wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday that police approached her before the start of her all-ages concert and said she could face legal action if she were to include a drag performance.
"I'm so sorry to my community, and I'm just devastated," Kiyoko, who is a lesbian, said through tears in a video she stated was captured shortly after the encounter with police. "This is not right. It's not okay."
Kiyoko said she relayed the warning to local drag queens LiberTea and Ivy St. James, who decided to proceed with the performance as planned. "They showed no fear and said they wanted to continue with the show and come out on stage," Kiyoko wrote.
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