Civil Rights

Mount Holyoke alum overturns Tennessee drag ban, holds systems accountable “one person, one case at a time”

Mount Holyoke alum overturns Tennessee drag ban, holds systems accountable “one person, one case at a time”

When the state of Tennessee introduced legislation to ban drag and “adult cabaret performances” last March, Mount Holyoke College alumna Melissa Stewart FP ’19 knew she needed to stop the ban. Stewart and her co-counsel at Donati Law filed a temporary restraining order against the state of Tennessee, preventing the law from taking effect until midnight of June 2, 2023.