A new film called “Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story” captures Shane as a powerhouse R&B performer and a Black, trans woman who got her start in Nashville, then took the Toronto scene by storm in the 1960s. She eventually stopped performing, and no one knew where she was.
Tennessee families and physicians urge SCOTUS to allow gender-affirming care
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.
Tennessee’s drag ban is back after appeals court ruling
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.
Women’s sports bars are on the rise. Nashville’s will be a first for the South.
Nashville’s Chapstick is poised to become the first in the South to join a growing trend of sports bars dedicated to women’s leagues.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear gender-affirming care case from Tennessee
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about whether restrictions limiting gender-affirming care for minors are constitutional.
A ballroom scene has been quietly growing in Nashville. And it’s about to have its coming out party.
The Legendary Iconic House of Ebony has put on several smaller balls in the city in recent years, but the one they’re bringing to the National Museum of African American Music tomorrow night will be their most visible display to date.
Nashville announces first permanent rainbow crosswalk
The new addition will cover the East Nashville intersection home to the Lipstick Lounge, the city’s only lesbian bar.
U.S. Senate Committee finds Vanderbilt ‘failed’ responsibility to transgender patients’ privacy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center did not do enough to protect the privacy of its transgender patients when Tennessee’s attorney general requested copies of their medical records, a U.S. Senate Finance Committee report found.
WPLN’s 2024 Pride Guide: 50+ LGBTQ events in Middle Tennessee this June
Pride Month is just ramping up, but with more than 50 events in Middle Tennessee this year, there are more gatherings than days in June. WPLN News has compiled a “Pride Guide” for events in the region.
Ground breaks on Chapstick, the Lipstick Lounge’s new women’s sports bar
The Lipstick Lounge is expanding with the addition of Chapstick — a new bar that will serve as a place to follow women’s sports.
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