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The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa has called upon cities including Waukee to update ordinances that the organization says unconstitutionally target drag performances. Waukee officials, however, say the city's ordinance is not intended to prohibit or limit drag performers — but they're working to clarify and change the law anyway. The cityofwaukee was one of three cities the acluofiowa sent letters recently. The two other cities were Dyersville and Pella. The organization said Grinnell, Knoxville and Newton are in the process of amending their ordinances after the ACLU contacted them earlier. ACLU of Iowa staff attorney Shefali Aurora told reporters ordinances like Waukee's are unconstitutional because they violate free speech as an "unjustifiable content restriction," are overly broad by including all drag shows regardless of whether they feature erotic or sexually explicit content, and violate equal protection by targeting the LGBTQ community. Tap the link in our bio for...

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