Actor Kevin Bacon has taken to TikTok to defend drag queens.
Bacon posted a video this week featuring wife Kyra Sedgwick, in which they donned T-shirts that read, "Drag is an art and drag is a right."
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The two are seen dancing toward the camera to Taylor Swift's "Karma."
"Drag bans are bad karma. Right now, drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community need our help. Tap the link in my bio to shop the #SixDegreesOfKB campaign supporting the @aclu Drag Defense Fund in the nationwide effort to protect creative expression or make a gift. #DragIsARight," the Footloose actor captioned the post.
@kevinbacon Drag bans are bad karma. Right now, drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community need our help. Tap the link in my bio to shop the #SixDegreesOfKB campaign supporting the @aclu Drag Defense Fund in the nationwide effort to protect creative expression or make a gift. #DragIsARight Karma - Taylor Swift
In a second post on Monday, Bacon reiterated to viewers, "Drag is an art and drag is a right."
"Drag is a centuries-old art form of creativity, expression, and self-exploration. It's an opportunity to educate through entertainment and it's not dangerous," he explained.
@kevinbacon Drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community are facing unwarranted censorship and threats across the country. Like all artistic expression, drag is protected by the First Amendment and should be respected. #SixDegreesOfKB is proud to support the @aclu Drag Defense Fund and the nationwide effort to protect the drag community's right to creative expression. Tap the link in my bio to shop or make a gift. #DragIsARight original sound - Kevin Bacon
He then urged fans to join him and his nonprofit group, SixDegrees.Org, in supporting the American Civil Liberties Union's Drag Defense Fund.
Bacon asked viewers to support by purchasing items from the organization's Bonfire campaign, which sells T-shirts, mugs, notebooks, and bags featuring the same "Drag is an art and drag is a right" design.
This video was captioned, "Drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community are facing unwarranted censorship and threats across the country. Like all artistic expression, drag is protected by the First Amendment and should be respected. #SixDegreesOfKB is proud to support the @aclu Drag Defense Fund and the nationwide effort to protect the drag community's right to creative expression. Tap the link in my bio to shop or make a gift. #DragIsARight."
With the advent of drag queen story hours and the emergence of videos featuring young children with scantily clad entertainers, parents and politicians have begun to scrutinize drag shows.
Recently, Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signed a bill criminalizing drag show performances that take place in certain public places or in places where children may be able to view them.
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Last week, North Carolina took steps to pass a similar measure. State House Bill 673 would "clarify the regulations on adult live entertainment."
Adult live entertainment would be defined as "a performance featuring topless dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, or male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest, regardless of whether or not performed for consideration" under the bill, and it would be banned from public property or private settings where minors are present.