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Lizzo Brings Out Drag Queens During Tennessee Show to Protest Anti-Drag Law

The singer and rapper said she was creating a safe space to celebrate drag.

Johnny Knoxville

He brought sexual anarchy into America's living rooms with Jackass. Now he's a sex saint with three gay bear apostles in John Waters's A Dirty Shame. Meet a Southern man without inhibitions

PHOTOS: Knoxville Sings Its Pride

Steve Grand and the Indigo Girls made LGBT Pride sing in Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee Congressman Prioritizes Protecting Kids From Drag Queens Over Guns

On the day of a mass shooting in his state the Republican congressman said nothing could be done, but weeks before he praised the state’s ban on drag queens.

Same-Sex Couples Sue Tennessee for Marriage Recognition

The four couples were legally married in other states and say Tennessee is violating their constitutional rights by not recognizing their unions.

Police: Man Shot Churchgoers Over Liberal Views, Gay Inclusion

An out-of-work truck driver accused of opening fire at a Unitarian church, killing two people, left behind a note suggesting that he targeted the congregation out of hatred for its liberal policies, including its acceptance of gays, authorities said Monday. A four-page letter found in Jim D. Adkisson's small SUV indicated he intentionally targeted the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church because, the police chief said, ''he hated the liberal movement'' and was upset with ''liberals in general as well as gays.''

Tennessee Worse Than Texas? Rep. Gloria Johnson on Her State’s Spiral

Once given a closet as an office by GOP leadership, and with a target still on her back, Johnson refuses to stop fighting for what's right.

Women Faked Hate Crime, Jury Rules

The women deny they set fire to their house, but a federal jury doesn't agree.

The Conservatives Made Me Do It

Right-wing rhetoric may have inspired one man to violence in Tennessee. Thanks, Ann Coulter!

Why the Religious Right Hates Target

The anti-LGBTQ American Family Association is loudly calling for a boycott of the retailer.