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A Black transgender student is bullied by their classmates
Politics

Tennessee schools at risk after governor signs misgendering bill

Critics said the new law should have been named the Bullying LGBTQ+ Students Act.

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Marriage Equality

Tennessee May Allow Clerks to Refuse Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples

A bill passed by the House and pending in the Senate would allow anyone to refuse to solemnize a marriage that offends their conscience or religious beliefs.

transgender chaplain speaking tennessee legislature
Politics

Trans chaplain speaks to Tennessee legislature as Republicans try to erase people like her

Dahron Johnson told The Advocate why the speaking engagement was significant and what she hoped it did for transgender people’s representation amid Republican attacks on trans lives.

Celebrants at BoroPride in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Pride

Tennessee city ordered to give $500k to LGBTQ+ groups over ordinance that blocked Pride events over drag

The repeal of Murfreesboro's "public indecency" ordinance came in the settlement of a lawsuit brought by the Tennessee Equality Project and other groups.

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Media

The Daily Wire Allegedly Didn't Tell LGBTQ Actors They Were Signing Onto an Anti-Trans Film

The Nashville production is now set to face protests by student activist groups.