All posts tagged "ACLU of Tennessee"
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Tennessee City Pays $500K to Settle Pro-LGBTQ Suit
Murfreesboro, which passed an ordinance to ban public drag and Pride festivals, has settled a lawsuit against it for half a million dollars.
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Tennessee City Quietly Removes Ban on Homosexuality
Under pressure from a court, the city of Murfreesboro has removed homosexuality from a local law's definition of "indecent" behavior.
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Blount Pride Attendance Doubles After DA Threatens to Prosecute
A Tennessee Pride festival's attendance doubled this year, despite threats to prosecute organizers under a law banning drag performances.
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Tennessee Ban on Trans Health Care to Take Effect Immediately
A federal appeals court has reversed a judge's order and will allow Tennessee to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
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Tennessee Sued Over Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Several parents of transgender children are suing the state of Tennessee over a recently passed law prohibiting children from accessing gender-affirming care and prosecuting doctors...
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Tennessee Bans Drag
Tennessee is the first state in the nation to ban drag performances in public, and the eighth to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Anti-Trans Restroom Sign Law
A federal judge has struck down a Tennessee law requiring businesses and government buildings to post a sign if they allow transgender individuals to use...
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Bill Allowing Teachers To Ignore Students’ Pronouns Stalls In Tennessee
Measure would have prioritized teachers' beliefs and views by allowing them to misgender and deadname trans students.
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Tennessee high school golfer suing state over anti-transgender athlete law
A transgender Tennessee high schooler has sued the state over a law prohibiting him from joining the boys' golf team because of his gender identity.
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Federal judge blocks Tennessee’s “Business Bathroom Bill” requiring anti-transgender restroom signs
A federal judge has blocked a Tennessee law requiring owners of trans-friendly businesses to post warning signs outside their restrooms.
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Tennessee governor signs anti-transgender athlete ban into law
Tennessee becomes third state barring transgender youth from competing in sports based on their gender identity.
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Tennessee Republicans pass bill allowing adoption agencies to turn away gay couples
Bill shrinks pool of available foster and adoptive parents in the name of protecting religious beliefs
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Tennessee lawmakers push “indecent exposure” bill to criminalize transgender people
Bill is one of six anti-LGBTQ measures being pushed by lawmakers that LGBTQ advocates call the "slate of hate"
