Yellowstone County voters on June 6 will decide on an ordinance that would ban obscene materials and a related ordinance that would use the county's zoning ordinance to regulate sexually oriented businesses such as strip clubs and adult book stores, according to a published report.
Yellowstone County commissioners have agreed to place both proposed ordinances on the ballot at the request of anti-obscenity activists who organized after Planet Lockwood, a bar and casino at 1127 N. Frontage Road, began offering nude dancing in December 2001, the Billings Gazette reported.
PRIDE, a statewide gay rights organization, sponsored a public forum last week at Venture Theatre that allowed people to speak for and against the proposed obscenity ordinance, according to the story. The event was co-sponsored by Planned Parenthood and the Yellowstone AIDS Project.
