Transgender youth may soon no longer be able to access gender-affirming health care. A ban on medical transitioning for minors has passed the Tennessee General Assembly and is on its way to the governor’s desk.
GOP-backed measure banning drag shows on public property is headed to a final vote
The Tennessee House is scheduled to hear the bill that would ban drag shows on public property on Thursday. If it passes, it’ll head to the governor for his signature.
‘Because others can’t leave’: Inside the fight for transgender rights in Tennessee
Two laws targeting LGBTQ Tennesseans are speeding through the statehouse. If they pass, it would mean the end of Pride festivals and transgender health care.
Republicans advance bills targeting transgender care and drag shows at contentious first hearings
Two bills opposed by LGBTQ advocates are already advancing in the state legislature in the early days of session. One prevents minors from being at drag shows, and the other would stop some medical care for transgender minors.
Criminalizing drag shows would target LGBTQ Tennesseans on and off the stage, advocates warn
The statehouse is on track to limit LGBTQ rights in Tennessee for the third year in a row.
Anti-LGBTQ protesters set their sights on 18+ drag shows in Tennessee
Anti-LGBTQ protesters gathered outside a Cookeville drag brunch on Sunday. Dozens of people with white masks stood across from Hix Farm Brewery, holding a Nazi flag and chanting homophobic slurs over the drag show’s music. They carried signs, asking “Why do they want an audience of children?” — despite the event being open only to those […]
With legislation targeting trans care and drag performers, Tennessee Republicans take aim at LGBTQ community
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, has filed the first couple bills ahead of the next legislative session — and both are taking aim at the LGBTQ community.
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