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Tennesee High School's GSA Still Raising Hackles
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.
February 8, 2016
GSA Can Stay, Says Rural Tenn. School System
While the Franklin County School Board may revise its policy on school clubs, the top administrator says it wouldn't retroactively affect the GSA.
February 9, 2016
Big Music Stars Join LGBTQ+ ‘Love Rising’ Benefit Concert in Tennessee
The organizers hope to open the minds of Tennesseans who come to enjoy the show.
March 10, 2023
Tenn. Counselors Can Now Turn Away LGBT Clients
Tennessee will allow mental health professionals to deny service to prospective LGBT patients if it conflicts with their religious convictions.
April 27, 2016
Tennessee GSA Supporters Rally While Hate-Group Leader Calls It 'Vile'
Franklin County High School's Gay-Straight Alliance has attracted the attention of a hate-group leader who condemns it as "sexual weirdness."
March 15, 2016
Bisexual Teen Dies by Suicide After Being Outed Online
Channing Smith revealed to friends that he was bisexual. Now his family fears prosecutors won't take action against those who outed him.
September 27, 2019
Why I'm Suing Tennessee
Imagine reaching out for mental health services and being turned away because you're LGBT. It's a reality for people in Tennessee, and it must end.
July 11, 2016
GSAs Teach 'Fisting, Rimming' to Kids, Says Opponent
One man cites exposure to 'fisting, rimming, oral sex, and anal sex' as the reason why a high school's LGBT-friendly club should be no more.
February 10, 2016
Obama's New Budget Will Help Keep LGBT Youth Safe
President Obama's budget includes money for battling discrimination, but the Republicans want to eliminate departments that protect us.
February 19, 2016
30 Queer-Friendly Books for Young Adults, Kids, and Familes
From adventerous fantasy novels for young adults, to self help manuals for LGBTQ families, to meditation books for children -- we got you covered.
August 24, 2019
Democrats introduce bill to expand gender-affirming care access to mark Trans Day of Visibility
The bill expands medical education and access to gender-affirming care in rural communities.
March 31, 2025
Tenn.'s Anti-LGBT Counseling Bill Is Seriously Dangerous
Tennessee's "hate bill" is completely unnecessary and will put vulnerable people in harm's way.
April 11, 2016
Counseling Group Won't Meet in Tenn., After Anti-LGBT Law
The American Counseling Association will move its 2017 conference because of a new law letting therapists turn away LGBT clients and others based on religious objections.
May 10, 2016
How to help women, children, and LGBTQ+ people impacted by Hurricane Helene
LGBTQ+ people and women face unique needs after climate disasters that are often ignored by federal disaster response. Here's how you can help.
October 2, 2024
Kentucky County Clerk Sued Over Denial of Marriage Licenses
Two same-sex and two opposite-sex couples filed the suit Thursday against Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who had ceased issuing marriage licenses. Meanwhile, a Tennessee county sees an exodus of officials opposed to marriage equality.
July 2, 2015
Drag Race Queens Star in Jack Daniel's First Reality Series
Bebe Zahara Benet, Trinity the Tuck, and Manila Luzon make their way to Lynchburg to throw a Pride party and sample Jack's world-famous whiskey.
July 28, 2021
Kim Jackson & Torrey Harris Make LGBTQ+ History in Southern Elections
Georgia's Kim Jackson and Tennessee's Torrey Harris broke the rainbow ceiling.
November 3, 2020
