In the new season of HBO’s ‘We’re Here,’ Sasha Velour takes on Bible Belt drag bans

In March 2023, Tennessee’s governor signed a first-of-its-kind bill restricting drag shows in the state, part of a multiyear wave of anti-LGBTQ state legislation across the country. While the law was ultimately ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge a few months later, it was successful in stirring up anti-drag sentiment nationwide and in small towns like Murfreesboro, where city officials essentially canceled Pride that June, citing a drag performance from the previous year. That Middle Tennessee town is where the brand-new hosts of HBO’s “We’re Here” found themselves dropped…