High Court: Drag queens protected by hate speech law

The High Court of Eastern Denmark ruled Friday that drag performers are protected against insults under the “racism clause,” which includes protections for gender expression. A 47-year-old plumber was fined 5,000 kroner for a 2023 Facebook comment calling a children’s drag event “Pedophilia at child-eye level.” This verdict overturned a previous acquittal from a lower […]