The fate of a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to change the sex designation on their birth certificates is in the hands of a federal appeals court. A group of four transgender women born in Tennessee wants the policy declared unconstitutional. A federal judge dismissed their case last year.
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.
Tennessee’s legislature made waves in 2023. Here’s a review of the year’s top stories in state politics.
Tennessee politics got national attention in 2023. There were protests, expulsions, culture wars and one official’s interesting social media activity brought to light. Below is a list of some of the top events from the year.
What you missed from week 2 of Tennessee’s task force on rejecting federal education funds
Catch up on everything from parent concerns about civil rights protections to lingering questions about federal requirements.
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.
‘Representation means everything’: Olivia Hill sworn in as Tennessee’s first openly transgender elected official
Metro Councilmember Olivia Hill made history Monday night as the first openly transgender Tennessean to be sworn into office.
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.
Leaders emerge for at-large Metro Council
Runoff early voting results are in, and Delishia Porterfield, Quin Evans-Segall, Burkley Allen and Olivia Hill are leading the race for the four remaining at-large seats on Nashville’s Metro Council.
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.
Transgender patients sue after Tennessee Attorney General obtained their medical records
Transgender patients are suing Vanderbilt University Medical Center after the hospital turned over complete copies of their medical records to Tennessee’s Attorney General. The files were requested as part of the AG’s on-going investigation into the medical center’s gender-affirming care services.
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