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Banning Pride is unconstitutional! The Supreme Courts has said it so many, many times including the current court.

Bartlesville Equality Board postpones Pride, bans drag shows

Bartlesville Equality Board postpones Pride event, bans public drag performances. What this means for local drag performers and the future of Pride in the city.

News On 6

Eden Jones

August 1st 2025

A decision by the Bartlesville Equality Board to postpone this year's Pride event is raising questions. The board voted during a special meeting to ban public drag performances at the celebration.

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Drag in Bartlesville has had its series of conflicts. At past events, there have been several protesters, and in response, the Bartlesville City Council passed a resolution in 2024 to ensure police presence for safety and the First Amendment rights of all those who attend and participate.

STOP RIGHT THERE!

"...police presence for safety and the First Amendment rights of all those who attend and participate."

From 2022...

Small crowd protests Bartlesville Pride event over drag show

Fox News 23

Sep 10, 2022 Updated Jul 25, 2023

The Price Tower in Bartlesville was lit up in rainbow colors as hundreds of people turned out for what organizers said was the biggest Pride event in Bartlesville. But despite the message of love, some people came out to express their dislike of the drag show.

The Price Tower in Bartlesville was lit up in rainbow colors as hundreds of people turned out for what organizers said was the biggest Pride event in Bartlesville. But despite the message of love, some people came out to express their dislike of the drag show.

Counter-protesters does not justify banning peaceful events or charging them for protection*.  

What do all of these court cases have in common?

• NAACP v. City of Birmingham, 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• National Lawyers Guild v. City of Berkeley (N.D. Cal. 2019)
• Forsyth County v. Nationalist Movement, 505 U.S. 123 (1992)
• People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran v. Department of State, 182 F.3d 17 (D.C. Cir. 1999)
• Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan v. City of Gary, 334 F.3d 676 (7th Cir. 2003)
• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee v. City of Dearborn, 418 F.3d 600 (6th Cir. 2005)
• Staley v. City of New York, 22 F.4th 68 (2d Cir. 2021)

They are all court cases where the protesters were being charged for counter-protesters! But somehow, cities and towns still think that they can stop Pride events by charging them exorbitant fee to protect them.

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*They can charge for routine protection like at carnivals, St. Patrick's Day parade, etc. but not because of counter protesters.