Similar to his character in “Footloose,” Kevin Bacon is taking a stand towards a ban via dance.
The “Mystic River” star posted a video on Sunday to TikTok wherein he and his spouse, actor Kyra Sedgwick, dance to Taylor Swift’s “Karma” sporting matching T-shirts.
On the finish of the 14-second clip, the 2 showcase their shirts, which learn: “Drag is an artwork and drag is a proper.”
The shirts — which protest a rising wave of presidency drag bans throughout the U.S. — additionally embrace an illustration of a drag performer holding a fan embellished with a mustache and goatee to her face.
“#DragBans are dangerous karma,” Bacon captioned the video on Twitter Sunday. “Proper now, drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ group want our assist.”
Bacon added that the shirts may be purchased via his nonprofit SixDegrees.com, which helps the American Civil Liberties Union’s drag protection fund.
Bacon’s movies shortly went viral, receiving 9.9 million views on Twitter and a pair of.3 million views on TikTok.
Republican state lawmakers have launched 469 anti-LGBTQ+ payments this yr within the U.S., in keeping with a laws tracker from the ACLU.
Tennessee grew to become the primary state to prohibit drag performances in public in March. The regulation, signed by Republican Gov. Invoice Lee, imposes legal penalties on “an individual who engages in an grownup cabaret efficiency on public property,” the place minors can view it. That very same day, the state additionally banned all gender-affirming look after transgender youth.
At the very least 14 different states ― together with Arkansas, Kentucky, North Dakota and Texas ― have launched payments with comparable language.
Bacon and Sedgwick are usually not the one celebrities to name out drag bans. Over the weekend, Lizzo invited drag performers on stage throughout a Knoxville live performance in a strong act of defiance towards Tennessee’s ban. The state’s regulation has since been briefly blocked by a federal choose.
“In mild of current and tragic occasions and present occasions, I used to be informed by folks on the web, ‘Cancel your reveals in Tennessee,’ ‘Don’t go to Tennessee,’” Lizzo informed her Knoxville on Friday. “Their motive was legitimate, however why would I not come to the individuals who want to listen to this message probably the most? The individuals who have to really feel this launch probably the most? Why would I not create a secure house in Tennessee the place we will have a good time drag entertainers?”
She added: “What folks in Tennessee are doing is giving hope, so thanks a lot for standing up in your rights, defending one another and holding the folks accountable who ought to be defending us.”
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