PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed four bills Friday designed to target “drag” shows and performers.
“Intolerance has no place in Arizona despite the Legislature’s frequent attempts to pass legislation that says otherwise,” the governor said in a single veto message on all four.
She said the four bills “are attempts to criminalized free expression and ostracize the LGBTQIA+ community both implicitly and explicitly, creating statutory language that could be weaponized by those who choose hate over acceptance.” And that, said Hobbs, won’t pass her desk.
