Tennessee Congressman Prioritizes Protecting Kids From Drag Queens Over Guns
On the day of a mass shooting in his state the Republican congressman said nothing could be done, but weeks before he praised the state’s ban on drag queens.
March 31, 2023
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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.
March 21, 2024
Marginalized Legislator? You’re Expelled!
Are recent racist and transphobic moves by state legislatures in Montana, Tennessee and Nebraska a trend?
May 8, 2023
After Tennessee Defunds University LGBT Center, Alumni Step Forward
With a hostile legislature trying to erase queer youth, successful alumni spring into action.
February 14, 2018
Tennessee Bill Seeks to Ban LGBTQ+ Content from School Textbooks
The bill would ban instructional materials "that promote, normalize, support, or address lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgender issues or lifestyle."
March 25, 2021
Tennessee Advances Bill Requiring Warnings About Trans Restroom Use
Gov. Bill Lee must now decide whether to sign or veto the measure. Meanwhile, Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a ban on sexual and gender diversity training.
April 29, 2021
Tennessee's Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Goes Down the Drain
A legislative committee voted today to send the bill to a summer study session, killing it for this year.
March 22, 2016
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
Tennessee Will Excuse Students From Lessons With LGBTQ+ Content
Gov. Bill Lee (pictured) signed a bill to this effect into law Monday, requiring parental notification regarding lessons that deal with sexual orientation or gender idenity.
May 4, 2021
GOP Lawmaker Demands Tennessee Colleges Remove LGBTQ+ Protections
Republican state lawmaker John Ragan is known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views.
August 30, 2022
Tennessee Bill Would Undo Marriage Equality
The Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act attempts to defy the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on marriage equality, declaring that the only valid marriage in the state is one between a man and a woman.
January 19, 2016
Marriage Ban, Bathroom Bill Resurface in Tennessee
Similar legislation has failed before, but right-wing lawmakers are trying again.
February 10, 2017
Wrath of God Put to a Vote Tonight in Tennessee
Commissioners in Blount County, Tennessee will vote tonight to ask God to "not destroy our County as He did Sodom and Gomorrah."
October 5, 2015
Tennessee Close to Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
Legislators have passed a bill and sent it to Gov. Bill Lee (pictured), and they're also moving toward restrictions on drag shows.
February 23, 2023
Antigay Tennessee Rep Resigns Amid Grindr Allegations
Rep. Bill Sanderson says he's leaving office to tend to family and business, but a blogger says he has a history of soliciting sex from men despite his anti-LGBTQ record.
July 25, 2019
Tennessee Lawsuit Seeks to Stop All Marriages
It's the latest right-wing attempt to get around the Supreme Court's marriage equality ruling.
February 5, 2016
Visit Tenn., 'Laugh at an Effeminate Child,' Says FoD
Enjoy time off in Tennessee, where you get to “sing a sad country song about your gay friends being refused counseling services,” promises Funny or Die's latest satirical video.
April 13, 2016