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.
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
They removed a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers. Delegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference — the first such legislative gathering in five years.
Murfreesboro to pay $500,000 in settlement over its anti-LGBTQ ordinance
The City of Murfreesboro has settled in a lawsuit over its controversial policy on LGBTQ events.
Tennessee families appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, petitioning for an end to the state’s gender-affirming care ban
Families of transgender teens in Tennessee are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a state law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.
Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming care, federal court rules
Transgender youth in Tennessee will not be able to access gender-affirming care for the foreseeable future.
A legal challenge to the state’s drag restrictions in East Tennessee is on pause, pending a federal court’s ruling
The fate of Tennessee’s drag restrictions is now in the hands of a federal appeals court. A federal district judge in East Tennessee has put a legal challenge to the state law on hold until the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issues a final ruling on whether the restrictions are unconstitutional.
Tennessee’s drag restrictions have been temporarily blocked — again
A second federal judge in Tennessee has temporarily blocked a state law restricting drag performances in public spaces. The order from an East Tennessee judge comes three months after a West Tennessee judge ruled the law unconstitutional.
Tennessee’s drag restrictions are back in court
A Tennessee law restricting drag performances in public spaces is back in court, nearly three months after a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional.
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