The Metro Council is stuck on how to address community concerns over the future of an East Nashville property.
Vanderbilt’s pediatric transgender health services are back online — with an update
The websites for both VUMC’s minor and adult clinics have been down, following attacks from a far-right podcaster and Republican elected officials.
Southern Baptists pushed to ban abortion, but their leader wants a key safeguard added in Tennessee
Tennessee is one of the few states that has banned abortion with no exceptions. The law has what’s known as an “affirmative defense” if a doctor performs an abortion because the pregnant person’s life was in danger. The newly elected Southern Baptist Convention president, Bart Barber, says that’s not enough.
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.
Nashville’s vice mayor wants everyone to be polite and work together. Is this political approach out of touch?
Nashville’s Vice Mayor wants to return to an era of civility and politeness, but does anyone else?
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.
Republican lawmakers threaten new restrictions unless Vanderbilt commits not to perform gender transition surgeries on minors
A letter signed by most House Republicans formally asks Vanderbilt Medical Center to halt gender transition surgeries for transgender children and teens.
Tennessee Democratic Party staffers begin collective bargaining process
Employees at the Tennessee Democratic Party are holding the first of many meetings with management Tuesday to create a collective bargaining agreement. Members of the staff chose to unionize in July.
An MTSU professor is suing Tennessee’s Republican caucus chairman for blocking him on Facebook
Tennessee Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison is being sued after blocking a Middle Tennessee State University professor on Facebook.
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.