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anti-lgbt legislaton

Tennessee families and physicians urge SCOTUS to allow gender-affirming care

By Marianna Bacallao

August 27, 2024

Transgender teens and their parents are urging the nation’s highest court to block a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for the state’s youth.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, ACLU, anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

As classes resume, a new Tennessee law requires schools to out transgender students

By Alexis Marshall

August 8, 2024

It’s the first new school year since Tennessee passed a law requiring schools to out transgender students to their parents. Gov. Bill Lee signed the measure into law in May.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, Bill Lee, K-12, lgbtq, transgender

Tennessee’s drag ban is back after appeals court ruling

By Marianna Bacallao

July 18, 2024

A federal appeals court has re-instated Tennessee’s restrictions on drag performances. Thursday’s order reverses a district court ruling last year, which had prevented the ban from taking effect.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt legislaton, drag, drag show, Jonathan Skrmetti, lgbt, lgbtq, Pride, Tennessee Attorney General

U.S. Supreme Court to hear gender-affirming care case from Tennessee

By Marianna Bacallao

June 24, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about whether restrictions limiting gender-affirming care for minors are constitutional.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ACLU, anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, gender-affirming care, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

An upcoming ruling will determine whether Tennessee’s anti-trans ‘bathroom bill’ stays in place this school year

By Marianna Bacallao

May 29, 2024

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Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is suing to defend Tennessee’s ban on transgender students using the bathroom that aligns with their gender.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, Attorney General, discrimination, Jonathan Skrmetti, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Title IX, transgender

NashVillager Podcast: April 3, 2024

By Nina Cardona

April 3, 2024

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Are state lawmakers prioritizing the needs of gay, trans and queer kids?

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, anti-lgbt legislaton, queer community

A bill that would ban Pride flags in schools hits a major roadblock in Tennessee’s senate

By Blaise Gainey

February 29, 2024

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Legislation known as the Flag Bill has passed the House and has made it to the last stop in the Senate, but it may never get a vote. The bill would list out when and which flags a school or its employees may display on campus. But Senate Speaker Randy McNally has concerns.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, anti-lgbt legislaton, lgbtq, public schools, Tennessee Equality Project, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee families appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, petitioning for an end to the state’s gender-affirming care ban

By Marianna Bacallao

November 1, 2023

Two people wrapped in a pride flag attend a vigil Nashville for the victims of a mass shooting at an LGBT+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Nov. 19, 2022.

Families of transgender teens in Tennessee are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a state law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, ACLU, anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming care, federal court rules

By Marianna Bacallao

September 28, 2023

Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming care for the foreseeable future.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, ACLU, anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, General Assembly, Jonathan Skrmetti, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, transgender

Parents of trans kids urge the U.S. Senate to oppose Marsha Blackburn’s Kids Online Safety Act

By Marianna Bacallao

September 12, 2023

More than 100 parents of transgender kids have signed an open letter, urging the U.S. Senate to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA. The legislation aims to make the internet safer for kids, but LGBTQ advocates take issue with comments made by the bill’s sponsor, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, Jonathan Skrmetti, Kids Online Safety Act, lgbtq, Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Attorney General

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