How Teachers Are Being Silenced on LGBTQ+ Issues and More
In addition to laws that directly forbid mention of certain subjects, more subtle laws are having a negative impact, says a recent report from PEN America.
September 18 2023 9:00 AM
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Maryland Man Admits Sending Terror Threats to LGBTQ+ Group, Allies
The man deliberated targeted supporters of the trans community.
September 16 2023 4:00 PM
Nashville Elects Tennessee's First Transgender Lawmaker: Olivia Hill
With the election of Olivia Hill and others, the Nashville-Davidson County governing body now has a female majority.
September 15 2023 7:14 PM
Tennessee Anti-Drag Law Can't Be Used Against Pride Event, Judge Rules
Blount County's prosecutor had threatened to enforce the unconstitutional law against a local Pride festival.
September 01 2023 10:02 PM
Texas Is Now the Most Populous State With a Trans Health Care Ban: Here’s the Full List
As of Friday, gender dysphoria can’t be treated medically by physicians in Texas if the patient is a minor.
September 01 2023 3:39 PM
Tennessee DA Threatens Pride With Unconstitutional Anti-Drag Law, Gets Sued
Blount County prosecutor Ryan Desmond says the law is enforceable in his jurisdiction. Now Pride organizers and drag performer Flamy Grant are suing him.
August 31 2023 2:04 PM
Country Star Ty Herndon Marries Boyfriend in Tennessee Wedding
Congratulations to Herndon and Alex Schwartz!
August 28 2023 6:09 PM
Vanderbilt Medical Center Under Federal Scrutiny After Trans Patient Records Release
A civil rights investigation is probing why the medical center released unredacted and sensitive medical records to the Republican attorney general.
August 16 2023 10:00 PM
Tennessee Republican with Anti-LGBTQ+ History Sentenced in Campaign Finance Case
He once sponsored a bill that would have allowed people to discriminate based on “sincerely held” beliefs.
August 14 2023 11:34 AM
Kentucky Allowed to Enforce Trans Care Ban, Appeals Court Rules
The Sixth Circuit had ruled similarly in a case out of Tennessee.
August 01 2023 5:10 PM
Tennessee Police Officer Sues Claiming He Was Denied Job Over HIV Diagnosis
The officer is currently working for the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
July 28 2023 1:30 PM
Tennessee Attorney General Obtains Confidential Medical Records of Trans Patients
The patients were not told that their information had been given to somebody else until after it had happened.
July 26 2023 11:23 AM
Montana City Could Refuse LGBTQ+ Pride Parade Permit Over Drag Ban
The group joined a lawsuit challenging the state’s restriction on drag performances.
July 20 2023 12:29 PM
The Right Is Using the Anti-Abortion Dobbs Ruling to Attack Trans Care. Will It Work?
After an appeals court cites the Dobbs ruling in upholding a trans care ban, there's cause for concern — but not panic, LGBTQ+ activists say.
July 15 2023 10:00 AM
Tennessee Radio Station Owner Makes Racist Remark About Karine Jean-Pierre
He now claims that what he really was doing was giving her a compliment.
July 12 2023 7:15 PM
Is This the Next Supreme Court Case on LGBTQ+ Rights?
The ruling from the Sixth Circuit is the first court decision in favor of a ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.
July 11 2023 5:15 PM
Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Upheld by Appeals Court
It is the first time a federal court has allowed such a law to go into effect.
July 10 2023 12:30 PM
Tennesseans Can No Longer Update Gender Markers on Official Documents
As of July 1, only one’s sex assigned at birth as reflected on a birth certificate can be noted on identification documents in Tennessee.
July 09 2023 1:00 PM
What States Have the Most Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes?
A report by the ADL and GLAAD tracked the U.S. states with the most anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in the last year.
July 07 2023 12:53 PM
Gender-Affirming Care Bans Often Modeled by Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups: Report
Their language is identical or similar to that endorsed by the Family Research Council and a newer group called Do No Harm.
July 07 2023 11:35 AM