A Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth has taken effect, despite being initially blocked by a federal judge. That’s left parents of transgender kids without a lot of options.
Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect immediately, after a federal court overturns a lower court’s ruling
In a 2-1 decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect Saturday, nearly a week after a federal district judge temporarily blocked the law.
‘It’s not a way to live’: Why transgender people are leaving Tennessee
This Pride month has been bittersweet for Tennessee’s transgender community. Recent legislation has left many wondering: Is it worth it to stay?
Federal judge blocks Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth
In Judge Eli Richardson’s ruling, he writes that criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans kids, but not for cisgender or intersex kids, “imposes disparate treatment on the basis of sex.”
Nashville LGBTQ actors say they weren’t told they’d signed onto a Daily Wire film ridiculing transgender athletes
The movie, “Coach Miracle,” is described as a “misfit-team inspired basketball comedy” on casting websites. But this week, background actors in the film discovered that it starred cisgender men pretending to be trans women to win an Olympic basketball game.
‘I’m definitely feeling scared’: Transgender patients want answers after Tennessee’s AG obtained their medical records
Transgender patients at one of the few clinics in Tennessee offering gender-affirming care received a worrying email this week: unredacted copies of their medical information have been turned over to the state’s Attorney General.
Tennessee plans to appeal a ruling that declares the state’s anti-drag law is unconstitutional
Tennessee’s attorney general says he plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that threw out the state’s anti-drag law. The Adult Entertainment Act, or AEA, was ruled unconstitutional late Friday night, but there’s still confusion about the law’s current status.
Tennessee’s law restricting drag has been ruled unconstitutional
An LGBTQ theater company based in Memphis brought the case against the state in late March, arguing that it violated their First Amendment rights and that the law’s vague language left them in a legal gray area.
WPLN’s 2023 Pride Guide: Dozens of LGBTQ events are planned in Middle Tennessee this month
Pride Month has just begun, but this first weekend alone there are three cities’ Pride festivals — in Franklin, Cookeville and Columbia — and several other events around the region.
A judge will soon decide whether Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind drag restrictions will go into effect. Here’s how that decision has shaped Pride this year.
Tennessee passed a first-of-its-kind law restricting drag in public places earlier this year. But that law has never been enforced. A judge temporarily blocked it the night before it was set to go into effect. Now, a ruling in the case against Tennessee’s law is expected soon, just as Pride month is coming up.