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

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

Tennessee’s Congressional Republicans come out in opposition to marriage equality bill, which now heads to divided Senate

Julia Ritchey

July 20, 2022

In an effort to enshrine gay marriage into law, Democrats passed the Respect for Marriage Act along with 47 House Republicans. But Tennessee’s seven GOP members were not among them.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: interracial, lgbt, lgbtq, Respect for Marriage Act, same-sex marriage

‘Tennessee broke my heart’: Why one mom who challenged the state’s anti-transgender law abandoned the suit and the state

Marianna Bacallao

July 6, 2022

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When Amy Allen’s son came out as transgender, he told her first. One evening while they were driving, Allen sensed something was coming.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: lgbt, lgbtq, transgender

WPLN’s 2022 Pride Guide: Dozens of LGBTQ events planned in Nashville this week

Rachel Iacovone, Jackie LlanosandCindy Abrams

June 22, 2022

It’s nearing the end of Pride Month, but this weekend in Nashville, there’s the annual parade and music festival, plus dozens of other shows and events across the city.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, History, WPLN News Tagged With: lgbt, lgbtq, Pride

‘This is church for some people’: After nearly two decades in business, Lipstick Lounge is a fixture of queer community

Rose Gilbert

March 18, 2022

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Over the past 19 years in business, Lipstick Lounge has become a Nashville institution. Last year, the bar was voted best karaoke spot and best LGBTQ bar in the city by Nashville Scene readers. And as one of just 21 remaining lesbian bars in the country, it draws visitors from far and wide.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Features, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: bars, lgbt, lgbtq, Lipstick Lounge

At the statehouse: Republican lawmakers move to erase LGBTQ issues from schools, slap librarians with misdemeanors and threaten felonies for abortion pill providers

Blaise Gainey

March 4, 2022

The General Assembly has kicked into high gear as we cross the halfway mark of session. This week featured hours-long debates, increasingly punitive bills and protests outside the capitol.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, book bans, lgbt, lgbtq, libraries, medication abortion

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