May is Older Americans Month — set aside by the federal government to bring awareness to the unique needs of people as they age. Across the country, the National Institutes of Health find that older adults in the LGBTQ community face systemic barriers to housing access, healthcare and social belonging.
Gov. Bill Lee signs law requiring schools to out transgender students
Tennessee teachers may now be required to out transgender students to their parents, under a measure signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee. The legislation requires schools to alert parents if their child has requested to go by a name, or set of pronouns, that differs from their school forms.
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.
Tennessee sues over federal rule enshrining protections for transgender students
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined five other states Tuesday in seeking to block the new regulations before they take effect in August.
LGBTQ foster kids do not have to be placed in accepting homes under new Tennessee law
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a law confirming that parents with anti-LGBTQ views are allowed to foster and adopt queer kids. The law comes after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule requiring LGBTQ foster kids to be placed in supportive environments.
LGBTQ+ foster youths could expect different experiences as Tennessee and Colorado pass opposing laws
The Tennessee and Colorado legislatures have passed bills that would have vastly different impacts on LGBTQ+ foster children. Tennessee’s Republican governor and Colorado’s Democratic governor are expected to sign the bills into law in the coming days or weeks.
One year after TN’s drag ban, rural actors tell the story of a trans woman who survived Nazi Germany
The play “I Am My Own Wife” comes to Nashville’s Darkhorse Theatre on March 15 and 16.
A bill that would ban Pride flags in schools hits a major roadblock in Tennessee’s senate
Legislation known as the Flag Bill has passed the House and has made it to the last stop in the Senate, but it may never get a vote. The bill would list out when and which flags a school or its employees may display on campus. But Senate Speaker Randy McNally has concerns.
DOJ sues Tennessee over law targeting people with HIV
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Tennessee over a statute that imposes harsher penalties against those living with HIV.
Elected officials in Tennessee can now refuse to marry same-sex couples under new law
While the wording of the bill is not striking, it could create a way for LGBTQ couples to have their fundamental right to marry denied.
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