Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed several bills legislating Tennessee’s LGBTQ community — and more on the way to his desk.
Bill to track transgender Tennesseans passes the House
The state House passed legislation Thursday that would compile data on trans Tennesseans.
Tennessee bill to delegitimize gay marriage passes the House
Private banks, hospitals and insurance companies in Tennessee could soon refuse to recognize same-sex marriages.
Tennessee’s newest anti-LGBTQ bills go against U.S. Supreme Court rulings
Tennessee lawmakers have advanced a host of anti-LGBTQ bills that would run counter to U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor’s desk
Tennessee’s Republican governor may sign a proposal that would require educational institutions that house students overnight to separate bathrooms “by immutable biological sex.” The Republican-dominant Senate easily cleared the legislation last week over objections of LGBTQ+ activists and the chamber’s handful of Democratic members.
Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case
The conservative-led court said Monday it’ll hear a challenge to the law, amid actions by President Donald Trump targeting transgender people, including a ban on military service and an end to federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
TN’s ‘drag ban’ is here to stay. Here’s why LGBTQ advocates don’t mind.
Tennessee lawmakers are celebrating as the state’s so-called drag ban remains in place indefinitely. LGBTQ advocates also see the decision as a win.
Tennessee drag ban to stay as SCOTUS refuses to hear the case
Tennessee’s ban on drag in public spaces will remain in effect, as the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to take up a legal challenge to the law. Another suit could give LGTBQ advocates another shot at challenging the ban.
From deportations to health care, state lawmakers are key for much of Trump’s domestic agenda
Federal power only goes so far. State governors and legislatures have wide authority over local law enforcement, schools, health and how cities and counties handle immigration.
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