3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (451+ words) The Tennessee Senate's Judiciary Committee recommended the Women's Safety and Protection Act for passage. This legislation would redefine the meaning and understanding of gender and identity by using "visible genital anatomy" to categorize individuals. Lawmakers said this is to protect…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (281+ words) Legislation that has been dubbed the "Anti-Obergefell Bill" passed the Tennessee House" on Thursday. HB1473, passed the House with 68 ayes and 24 nays and was introduced by Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood). The bill said private groups and residents are not required to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (507+ words) LGBTQ+ advocates have called the current 2026 Legislative Session an "emergency situation" with a number of discriminatory scheduled to be heard in committees. On Tuesday, the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) held a press conference to mark a day of advocacy at…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (108+ words) Paper Bullets and Queer Resistance'Memphis Flyer Paper Bullets and Queer Resistance Author, historian, Rhodes professor discusses the subversive power of art. Support the Memphis Flyer The Memphis Flyer is Memphis" alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (153+ words) The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its ban on issuing U.S. passports that reflect the chosen sex markers of transgender and nonbinary individuals. Transgender Tennesseans Rush to Get Passports as Trump Pushes Ban "We'll keep doing…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (138+ words) Tennessee is poised to become the first, and only, Southern state to codify protections for IVF and birth control into law. (Credit: Alicia Peters from Unsplash) ... Tennessee to Become First Southern State to Protect IVF, Birth Control "I had no…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (115+ words) Governor Bill Lee signed the state law in March of 2023. It prohibits healthcare professionals from administering gender-affirming care to minors. This legislation makes gender-affirming hormone ... SCOTUS Upholds Tennessee's Ban on Gender Affirming Care for Minors SCOTUS ruled that Tennessee's law…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (144+ words) Tennessee lawmakers are pushing numerous bills the LGBTQ+ community considers discriminatory, including one that would force state and local governments to ensure all laws and policies referring to a ... Tennessee Lawmakers Push Slate of Anti-LGBTQ Measures "There is no such…...