Supreme Court takes up challenge to ban on gender-affirming care
By Amy Howe The court on Monday agreed to hear United States v. Skrmetti in the fall. (Katie Barlow) While the Supreme Court grapples this term with issues
Source: Scotus Blog • June 24, 2024
Why Tennessee ranks as high risk for gay and transgender people
Tennessee is among the least friendly states towards members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to a new assessment. For the last six years, Out Leadership’s State
Source: The Tennessean • June 6, 2024
Tenn. passes law giving legal rights to anti-LGBTQ parents to foster, adopt LGBTQ kids
Click Here to view article on Tennessee Lookout. With Gov. Bill Lee’s signature, Tennessee last week became the first state in the nation to establish
Source: Tennessee Lookout • April 24, 2024
Bill to arm teachers advances in Tennessee in wake of deadly school shooting
Click Here to read at CBS News. Nashville, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee advanced a proposal Tuesday to allow some teachers to carry handguns on
Source: CBS News • April 10, 2024
Tennessee court weighs challenge to abortion ban’s narrow medical exception
A Tennessee court will weigh whether to temporarily block the state’s abortion ban when it comes to dangerous pregnancies, after hearing arguments Thursday in a
Source: NBC News • April 4, 2024
Senate approves bill establishing a right to foster, adopt by anti-LGBTQ parents in Tennessee
“Trans people are divine,” reads a sign at a Nashville event hosted by clergy on Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo: John Partipilo) A bill that could
Source: Tennessee Lookout • March 22, 2024
New Tennessee law allows officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages
The law, less than half a page long, states that a person “shall not be required to solemnize a marriage,” but does not specify grounds
Source: NBC News • February 22, 2024
‘Here we are again’: Tennessee Equality Project publishes list of ‘anti-LGBTQ’ bills
CLICK HERE to read the full story at WKRN. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The first day lawmakers return for the 2024 legislative session, Tennessee Senators
Source: WKRN • January 5, 2024