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The assistant attorney general for legislative affairs navigates the intersection of civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and public service.
The DOJ is looking to join a suit brought by Tennessee families.
The ban "is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law," the American Bar Association's brief says.
These aren't final decisions on the bans, but they can't be enforced while lawsuits against them are heard.
The prominent officials take a stand for traditional Republican values against the discriminatory law in a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief.
As Republicans vehemently attack reproductive and trans rights, the VP sees a linked battle for bodily autonomy.
Sen. Paul Rose is pushing legislation that would undermine local efforts to support equality.
The bill, which would require trans student athletes to compete under the gender they were assigned at birth, passed in the state's Senate and awaits a vote in the House.
Legislators have passed a bill and sent it to Gov. Bill Lee (pictured), and they're also moving toward restrictions on drag shows.
Just one day after voters rejected the conservative conspiracy theory about LGBTQ+ people, lawmakers in Tennessee doubled down with not one but two restrictive bills.
The move sparked backlash from fellow country stars Kacey Musgraves and Maren Morris.
The legislation signed by GOP Gov. Bill Lee restricts drag performances and prohibits certain gender-affirming care.
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.
The measure signed by Republican Gov. Bill Lee lets the state withhold a portion of funding from schools that don't comply.
The gay conservative group's Tennessee chapter says a Republican state lawmaker was right to block an effort to salute T.J. Osborne.
Rep. Mark Pody is trying to rally support for his bill to nullify marriage equality in Tennessee.
Similar legislation has failed before, but right-wing lawmakers are trying again.
The U.S. Cabinet member spoke about how it would impact children like his own.
