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'A voluptuous sex symbol.' Judge invokes Dolly Parton in overturning Texas 'drag ban'

Los Angeles Times · August 26, 2026 at 7:22 PM

'A voluptuous sex symbol.' Judge invokes Dolly Parton in overturning Texas 'drag ban'

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District Judge David Hittner on Tuesday cited Dolly Parton in his decision to strike down Senate Bill 12, a 2023 law that sought to restrict drag shows in Texas.

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