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What’s next for the case against Tennessee’s drag restrictions

Marianna Bacallao

May 24, 2023

The fate of a first-of-its-kind law restricting drag in Tennessee is now in the hands of a federal judge. Attorneys in a legal challenge to the new law delivered closing arguments Tuesday.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, ACLU, drag, Friends of George's, General Assembly, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Memphis Pride, Pride, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

The first mayoral debate kicks off the race for Nashville’s next mayor. So far, the expansive field is playing nice.

Cynthia Abrams

May 19, 2023

The race for Nashville’s next mayor is intensifying, as the first mayoral debate was hosted by The Tennessean at Belmont University last night.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: American Baptist College, Belmont University, community oversight board, debate, League of Women Voters, lgbt, lgbtq, mayor, mayoral debate, mayoral race, metro, Metro Nashville, Nashville mayor, Nashville mayoral race, NewsChannel 5, The Tennessean

God, guns and gay rights: Nashville’s Youth Poet Laureate is asking lawmakers for change

Marianna Bacallao

May 17, 2023

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During this year’s State of Metro Address, Nashville’s Youth Poet Laureate called on lawmakers to do better for Tennessee’s children. The 16-year-old poet sat down with WPLN News to talk about gun reform, religion and LGBTQ rights.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt legislaton, Covenant School, gun bills, gun laws, lgbt, lgbtq, Nashville Youth Poet Laureate, transgender

Glam squads, IHOP and Phoebe Bridgers: Behind the scenes of the inclusive prom held for a queer teen excluded from their school dance

Alexis Marshall

May 11, 2023

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A Nashville teenager went viral after being excluded from their senior prom for wearing a suit rather than a dress — the latest example of an increasingly hostile environment for LGBTQ youth in more conservative states. But quickly the community rallied around them to throw a separate prom for them and their friends.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, K-12, lgbt, lgbtq

How Mya Byrne paved her long, winding road to country music with grit and sparkle

jewly hight

May 1, 2023

Mya Byrne loved country music since her childhood in New Jersey. But it took years of searching and traveling to lead to the place where she could make her new album, “Rhinestone Tomboy.”

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: lgbt, lgbtq, music, Mya Byrne

DOJ sues Tennessee over law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Marianna Bacallao

April 27, 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.

Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care for transgender kids is facing another challenge. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a complaint against the state, arguing that the new law violates the Fourteenth Amendment and will deny “medically necessary care” for trans youth.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, ACLU, drag, General Assembly, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

LGBTQ advocacy groups sue Tennessee over law blocking hormone therapy for trans youth

Marianna Bacallao

April 20, 2023

Several LGBTQ advocacy groups are suing Tennessee over a new law that bans transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming health care, including hormone therapy or puberty blockers.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, ACLU, drag, General Assembly, legislature, lgbt, lgbtq, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

Finding community in Nashville’s queer spaces

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

April 6, 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.
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It’s a challenging time to be an LGBTQ person in Tennessee. With laws targeting gender expression and an increase in violent threats, the instinct for queer people might be to go underground. But instead, support groups are popping up to create belonging and foster solidarity in Tennessee’s LGBTQ community. 

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: lgbt, lgbtq

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