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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

Wilson County discussed informing parents about students’ gender identity. A school counseling expert says that would have dangerous consequences.

By Alexis Marshall

July 14, 2023

The suggestion by a school board member caused major concerns among some parents and district officials regarding the wellbeing of transgender students, as well as how the policy would be implemented.

Filed Under: Education, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, lgbt, lgbtq, transgender, Wilson County Schools

Transgender youth can no longer access gender-affirming care in Tennessee. Here’s what’s next for families of trans teens.

By Marianna Bacallao

July 9, 2023

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A Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth has taken effect, despite being initially blocked by a federal judge. That’s left parents of transgender kids without a lot of options.

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

Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect immediately, after a federal court overturns a lower court’s ruling

By Marianna Bacallao

July 8, 2023

In a 2-1 decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect Saturday, nearly a week after a federal district judge temporarily blocked the law.

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

Nashville LGBTQ actors say they weren’t told they’d signed onto a Daily Wire film ridiculing transgender athletes

By Marianna Bacallao

June 27, 2023

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The movie, “Coach Miracle,” is described as a “misfit-team inspired basketball comedy” on casting websites. But this week, background actors in the film discovered that it starred cisgender men pretending to be trans women to win an Olympic basketball game.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, Daily Wire, lgbt, lgbtq, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee Equality Project, transgender, transgender athletes

‘I’m an actual literal Nazi’: Lewis Country Store owner responds to Southern Poverty Law Center report finding the business hosted hate groups

By Rose Gilbert

June 26, 2023

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A gas station just northwest of downtown Nashville is infamous for a provocative digital sign out front. And a recent report from the Southern Poverty Law Center found that the store’s owners have been allowing white supremacist groups to meet upstairs.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, anti-Semitism, Lewis Country Store, neo-nazi, proud boys, Southern Poverty Law Center, Telegram, Tennessee Active Club, white supremacy

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