Story courtesy of Dar Danielson from Radio Iowa
The Iowa American Civil Liberties Union (A-C-L-U) is going after another group of cities it says are violating free speech with their ordinances regulating drag performances. A-C-L-U attorney Shefali Aurora (Shuh-fahl-ee Uh-roar-uh) says they’ve sent letters to five cities.
Aurora says they want the cities to make a modification to the ordinance language.
Aurora says the cities say they are trying to regulate obscene speech with the drag ordinances.
Aurora says they are sending out the letters now during Pride Month, as she says the restrictions target L-G-B-T-Q performers. Aurora says they discovered the language they believe is unconstitutional during a review, and there were not any violations by the five cities.
Aurora says they sent out letters in the past to Eagle Grove, Knoxville, Newton. Dyersville, Pella, Waukee and Grinnell, and all the cities made changes after being contacted. She says the only action taken against a city for a violation was Eagle Grove, and they then changed their ordinance.
