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?
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.
God, guns and gay rights: Nashville’s Youth Poet Laureate is asking lawmakers for change
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.
Tennessee bill to define ‘sex’ as gender assigned at birth mirrors other red state crackdowns on identity
Tennessee is poised to join several other states that have created legislation to restrict people from changing their gender from anything other than the sex they were assigned at birth.
What it means to be transgender in Tennessee
In this episode, we’ll talk to trans Tennesseans about gender identity, recent bills and and the joys of being a part of the trans community.
Tennessee has passed a ban on gender-affirming health care for trans kids. The bill’s exceptions may only exist on paper.
Transgender youth may soon no longer be able to access gender-affirming health care. A ban on medical transitioning for minors has passed the Tennessee General Assembly and is on its way to the governor’s desk.
‘Because others can’t leave’: Inside the fight for transgender rights in Tennessee
Two laws targeting LGBTQ Tennesseans are speeding through the statehouse. If they pass, it would mean the end of Pride festivals and transgender health care.
Republicans advance bills targeting transgender care and drag shows at contentious first hearings
Two bills opposed by LGBTQ advocates are already advancing in the state legislature in the early days of session. One prevents minors from being at drag shows, and the other would stop some medical care for transgender minors.