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A Pride festival has been held in Franklin for the past two years, but this year anti-LGBTQ+ residents are accusing organizers of "grooming" children and seeking to destroy the nation.
Programs on sex education and LGBT issues have come under fire from the conservative preacher.
Franklin McClure says Lt. Gov. Randy McNally has been liking and commenting on his posts since McClure was 17 but never requested anything inappropriate.
Ruby called Pride “life-saving” and encouraged keeping the festival in Franklin, which had drawn national headlines.
Franklin's mayor said that the First Amendment dictates that the organizers can have the event on public property.
Incumbent mayor secures resounding victory amid a race tainted by his opponent’s white supremacist affiliations and scandals.
An extremist shockwave hits tranquil town’s mayoral race.
"God hates homosexuality," Victoria Jackson said in protest of a local Pride festival.
As Franklin voters cast their ballots on Tuesday, the mayoral race marked by white supremacist ties and a contentious candidate, Gabrielle Hanson, reaches its decisive moment.
The picture appearing to be Bill Lee in drag in 1977 surfaced on Reddit over the weekend.
The bill would ban instructional materials "that promote, normalize, support, or address lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgender issues or lifestyle."
"Randy by name, randy by nature!" SNL cast member Molly Kearney said as Lt. Gov. Randy McNally.
The organizers hope to open the minds of Tennesseans who come to enjoy the show.
“You can turn a rainy day into rainbows and sunshine,” the Republican politician wrote.
The legislation signed by GOP Gov. Bill Lee restricts drag performances and prohibits certain gender-affirming care.
Franklin County High School's Gay-Straight Alliance has attracted the attention of a hate-group leader who condemns it as "sexual weirdness."
While the Franklin County School Board may revise its policy on school clubs, the top administrator says it wouldn't retroactively affect the GSA.
Randy McNally, 79, says he just wanted to encourage the young man.
One opponent asked if 'Future ISIS Members of America' will be the next club approved after the GSA, which will be a topic of debate at the Franklin County School Board meeting tonight.
