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‘Hot chicken, not hate’: Advocates rally against the rise of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Tennessee

By Marianna Bacallao

March 9, 2023

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Tennessee has enacted more anti-LGBTQ laws than any other state, according to the Human Rights Campaign. The advocacy organization hosted a rally Thursday night in protest at one of downtown Nashville’s few remaining queer bars.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ACLU, human rights campaign, lgbt, lgbtq, tribe and play

Tennessee’s anti-trans bathroom law is going back to court with new challengers

By Marianna Bacallao

August 4, 2022

The Human Rights Campaign is taking a second shot at challenging Tennessee’s anti-trans bathroom law, more than a month after dismissing their first lawsuit.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: human rights campaign, lgbt, lgbtq, transgender, Williamson County, Wilson County

Nashville is rated as the most equitable city in the state for LGBTQ people, but could do better by transgender residents

By Paige Pfleger

November 18, 2021

Nashville is the only Tennessee city rated above the national average in the latest Municipal Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. But it still has room for improvement — especially when it comes to providing resources to transgender residents.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: equity, human rights campaign, lgbtq, Metro Human Relations Commission, Metro Nashville, transgender

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