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.
Rutherford County’s library system bans four books with LGBTQ+ themes after a Murfreesboro ‘decency’ ordinance
Rutherford County’s Library System board voted to remove a total of four books from its shelves during a meeting Monday evening. All of them were young adult books that included LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Vanderbilt now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation after turning over transgender medical records
The news comes after patients filed a class action lawsuit against the hospital for sharing their information with the AG’s office. Plaintiffs argue VUMC should have done more to protect patients’ privacy.
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