A photo from a Gov. Bill Lee's high school days has proved to be rather inconvenient as the Republican prepares to sign a bill criminalizing some drag shows. (via MaddowBlog)
By the time Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee confirmed Monday that he would sign a recently passed bill criminalizing drag performances in public and in front of children, a photo that appears to show him dressed in drag as a high school student had already started to circulate on Reddit and Twitter.
Lee was asked about this at a news conference, and while the governor didn’t challenge the photograph’s accuracy, he clearly didn’t appreciate the question, calling it “ridiculous.”
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