The websites for both VUMC’s minor and adult clinics have been down, following attacks from a far-right podcaster and Republican elected officials.
Parents of trans teens in Tennessee have their own concerns about rushing treatment, but they fear losing the option
Conservatives are ramping up a campaign to end transgender care for minors in Tennessee. But the journey of one Nashville teenager in the midst of a gender transition shows just how painstaking the process already is.
Tennessee’s new AG plans to pick up his predecessor’s fight against Biden administration’s LGBTQ protections
Title IX protects students from sex discrimination. The U.S. Department of Education wants to redefine ‘sex’ to include gender identity — which would add more protections for LGBTQ students.
For trans teens in Tennessee, state law has a limited say in guiding their care — for now
Attacks on the care of transgender teens in Middle Tennessee has prompted calls by conservatives for investigations and new laws. Right now, there isn’t but one related law on the books, and it’d be hard to break.
Growing diversity in Nashville’s tech scene
Nashville’s booming tech sector is expected to bring thousands of high-paying jobs to the area. In an industry that’s predominately white and male, will female and minority candidates have an equal shot at these jobs? We talk to the women who are working to make tech more inclusive.
Vanderbilt is the latest target in a far-right campaign against transgender health clinics
A far-right podcaster who has been leading a campaign against Boston Children’s Hospital for providing gender affirming care has now turned the sights of conservatives on a similar clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Tennessee’s anti-trans bathroom law is going back to court with new challengers
The Human Rights Campaign is taking a second shot at challenging Tennessee’s anti-trans bathroom law, more than a month after dismissing their first lawsuit.
‘Tennessee broke my heart’: Why one mom who challenged the state’s anti-transgender law abandoned the suit and the state
When Amy Allen’s son came out as transgender, he told her first. One evening while they were driving, Allen sensed something was coming.
Tennessee will soon be able to pull funding from schools that defy anti-transgender laws. Where does that leave transgender youth?
For the second year in a row, Tennessee has passed a host of bills limiting what transgender youth can do. Some schools have refused to enforce them, but their refusal will soon have financial penalties.
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