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Wake Forest baseball coach apologizes for homophobic slur

Coach Tom Walter was caught on live television uttering the offensive epithet.

Franklin Graham: University of Tennessee's Sex Week Is 'Promoting Sin'

Programs on sex education and LGBT issues have come under fire from the conservative preacher.

After Tennessee Defunds University LGBT Center, Alumni Step Forward

With a hostile legislature trying to erase queer youth, successful alumni spring into action.

Christian University Can Legally Bar LGBT Students

Carson-Newman University sought and won a Title IX exemption that will allow it to legally bar LGBT students as well as single mothers.

Rainbow Flag Stolen from Tenn. Pride Exhibit Returned

Two days after the pride flag went missing, Middle Tennessee State University police discovered it in a student's possession.

WATCH: 'Un-American' Rainbow Flag at Tenn. College Raises Controversy

Several students and community members complained when the LGBT group at Middle State Tennessee University displayed a rainbow-colored American flag at an exhibit in the campus library.

Gay Placekicker Wants Another Shot at NFL

Alan Gendreau, who graduated from Middle Tennessee State University last year, says he wants another shot at trying out for an NFL team.

Dialogue without judgment

The Equality Ride's visit to "Christ-centered" Lee University in Tennessee leaves this rider inspired. What LGBTQ students on antigay campuses need more than anything, she learns, is support for where they are right now, not snap judgments about how their lives or their school must change.

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.

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.

Meet the Gay Man Behind the Blue Shirt Guy Viral Dances

On Instagram and TikTok, his dance moves have racked up millions of views worldwide.

GOP Lawmaker Demands Tennessee Colleges Remove LGBTQ+ Protections

Republican state lawmaker John Ragan is known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views.

Same-Sex Couples Sue Tennessee for Marriage Recognition

The four couples were legally married in other states and say Tennessee is violating their constitutional rights by not recognizing their unions.

Tenn. Resurrects 'Bathroom Bill' Targeting Trans Students

The legislation would bar students in public schools and colleges from using the bathroom or locker room that matches their gender identity. 

Tennessee Sued Over Assault on Trans Health Care

This is unlawful discrimination, says the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, which is representing two trans women in the suit.

Racism Is Back on Campus This Fall

Using props such as blackface beauty masks and bananas, college students are taking their racism viral.  

Anti-Trans Sports Bills Sent to Governors in Arkansas, Tennessee

It's not certain whether the bills will be signed into law, but both governors are anti-trans Republicans.

Monkeypox: Colleges & Universities Take Precautions For Fall Semester

As students return to campuses across the U.S., institutions are taking various approaches to keep student populations informed of monkeypox and transmission precautions.

Tennessee Worse Than Texas? Rep. Gloria Johnson on Her State’s Spiral

Once given a closet as an office by GOP leadership, and with a target still on her back, Johnson refuses to stop fighting for what's right.

NCAA Allows Games in States With Anti-Trans Laws

The collegiate sports group has chosen these sites despite issuing a warning that states with such laws might not get to host championships.