Justice Sonia Sotomayor slams gender-affirming care ruling as 'state-sanctioned discrimination'
Sotomayor said the ruling will invite "untold harm to transgender children and the parents and families who love them."
June 18 2025 12:22 PM
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Tennessee high school student-athlete banned from graduation after coming out on social media
The Tennessee Christian Preparatory School's handbook lists same-sex sexual relations along with bestiality and incest as sins of immorality.
May 28 2025 10:21 AM
This trans Air Force recruit wants to jump out of planes to save others. He's suing Trump to serve
Clayton McCallister is one of the trans people challenging Donald Trump's transgender military ban.
April 02 2025 2:04 PM
In Memphis, Kayla Gore is building homes — and a future — for Black trans people
My Sistah's House provides housing for Black and brown trans and nonbinary people in Tennessee. Here's how it started and where its founder, Kayla Gore, wants to take it.
March 31 2025 6:00 AM
Tennessee drag ban will stay as SCOTUS refuses to hear case, but artists 'refuse to be silenced'
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a lawsuit challenging Tennessee's drag ban, but a separate suit is still ongoing.
February 26 2025 11:12 AM
CNN takes 'giant leap forward' by featuring transgender contributors on popular news shows, GLAAD says
The network had several transgender people on to talk about access to gender-affirming care.
December 06 2024 1:48 PM
7 takeaways from the Supreme Court hearing on Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth
The conservative justices seemed skeptical of overturning the anti-trans law.
December 04 2024 5:00 PM
What to expect in this week’s landmark gender-affirming care U.S. Supreme Court case
The case U.S. v. Skrmetti is about the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision will shape gender-affirming care in America.
December 02 2024 4:39 PM
Trans teen pleads with SCOTUS to strike down Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban ahead of landmark hearing
The teen said she felt “normal now” after receiving gender-affirming care treatment.
December 02 2024 1:16 PM
Pioneering trans soul singer Jackie Shane honored with historical marker in Nashville
Shane was a soul and R&B singer in the 1950s and 1960s credited with helping to pioneer the Toronto Sound.
September 18 2024 4:23 PM
This punk bakery in Nashville gives trans customers gender-affirming surgery care packages
Guerilla Bizkits tells The Advocate about its post-surgery care packages that provide transgender customers with easy-to-prepare biscuits, jam, and coffee.
July 22 2024 11:23 AM
Federal appeals court upholds Tennessee drag ban
The court ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing.
July 18 2024 5:41 PM
Hundreds of Patriot Front right-wing extremists march through Nashville
Residents and members of the community were terrified by the militaristic display.
July 09 2024 4:32 PM
Tennessee's first out LGBTQ+ school board member: 'pay attention' to your local government
Zach Young tells The Advocate about the "horror stories" overtaking U.S. school boards and how he'll use his position to fight back against anti-LGBTQ+ hate.
June 26 2024 3:46 PM
This gay couple is encouraging other LGBTQ+ people to become foster parents
“All the kids who come into our house have left an impact on us," say Travis and Michael VanZant, who have fostered 20 children thanks to an agency in Tennessee.
June 25 2024 11:41 AM
Meet the gay man who will be Tennessee's first out LGBTQ+ school board member
Zach Young is running unopposed for his seat in Metro Nashville's third district, solidifying his spot in history.
May 14 2024 5:38 PM
Anti-DEI laws are forcing universities to grapple with a mass exodus of LGBTQ+ professors: study
New Williams Institute study finds an alarming number of professors in higher education considering leaving their states or the profession because of Republican laws.
May 06 2024 9:09 AM
Tennessee parents beg judge not to release school shooter’s journals publicly
Whereas media organizations are advocating for the public’s right to know, families of victims and others are urging the judge not to release Audrey Hale’s writings.
April 29 2024 11:58 AM
Terrorist threat stops Nashville disc golf tournament with transgender player
Somebody threatened violence against Natalie Ryan over her participation in the 2024 Music City Open.
April 25 2024 10:40 AM
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 3:32 PM