Post #2220809

Things are bad; I'm not going to argue that things aren't bad. I'm not a lawyer, I eat crayons. [That Ohio bill](https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb249) hasn't been passed yet. I don't know how likely it is to pass. Too likely, I guess. It also doesn't dictate a blanket ban on cross-dressing. What it does do is put "performers or entertainers who exhibit a gender identity that is different from the performer's or entertainer's biological sex" into the category of adult entertainments like stripping, meaning it's restricted in the same ways. No kids allowed. That's lines 153 to 165 [here](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb249/00_IN/pdf/). That's very big, it's very bad, it's very stupid, it's mean, it's anti-freedom. Un-American, I'd say. It would seem to create problems with Bugs Bunny, Harpo Marx, Monty Python, etc. But the most obvious thing it's targeting is "Drag Queen Story Hour." But it isn't a ban on cross-dressing in general. Yet. **Edit:** If you live in Ohio, [you can find and contact your state Senator regarding House Bill 249, the "Indecent Exposure Modernization Act," through this page](https://ohiosenate.gov/members/district-map).