Scenes from the Drag Ban Protest in Celina [GALLERY]

The setting of the protest was intentional: Mercer County is the home to Rep. Angela King (R-Celina), one of the primary sponsors of HB 245.

By The Buckeye Flame ● Community, Galleries, Genderqueer/Nonbinary, Policy/Legislation, Transgender ● September 3, 2023

Dozens of Ohioans showed up on Saturday at the Mercer County Courthouse in Celina with signs held aloft and voices raised to protest HB 245, a bill that would ban drag performances in locations other than “adult cabaret.”

The setting of the protest in rural west-central Ohio was intentional: Mercer County is the home to Rep. Angela King (R-Celina), one of the primary sponsors of HB 245.

Our thanks to Sam Shim, board member of The Buckeye Flame, for capturing these images.

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