Is This the Next Supreme Court Case on LGBTQ+ Rights?
The ruling from the Sixth Circuit is the first court decision in favor of a ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.
July 11, 2023
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Nation's Most Brazenly Hateful Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Blocked by Judge
Tennessee is trying to force businesses that accommodate trans customers to post warning signs.
July 9, 2021
Tennessee Families Sue to Block Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
“The Heath Care Ban violates the constitutional rights of Tennessee adolescents and their parents, and — if it goes into effect — will cause severe and irreparable harm,” the complaint says.
April 24, 2023
Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Challenged by Department of Justice
The DOJ is looking to join a suit brought by Tennessee families.
April 28, 2023
What LGBTQ+ groups are saying before Supreme Court justices hear gender-affirming care case
The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, will have far-reaching implications for gender-affirming care and other issues of bodily autonomy.
December 4, 2024
Kansas Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Up, Bomb Nashville Pride
He said he would “make shrapnel pressure cooker bombs for this event” and that he was going to “commit a mass shooting.”
June 22, 2023
Tennessee Bans Trans Athletes From College Sports
The new law signed Friday builds on existing anti-trans laws in the state.
May 9, 2022
Tennessee Judge Hands Down Devastating Decision for Transgender People
The four trans plaintiffs in Tennessee had sought to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
June 26, 2023
Tennessee Families Ask Supreme Court to Block Gender-Affirming Care Ban
If the high court takes up the case, it would be the first one it hears on gender-affirming care.
November 1, 2023
Judges Block Tennessee, Kentucky Bans on Transition Care for Minors
These aren't final decisions on the bans, but they can't be enforced while lawsuits against them are heard.
June 28, 2023
Under Trump, U.S. government now supports Tennessee law against gender-affirming care
The law is the subject of a challenge in a case heard at the Supreme Court in December.
February 7, 2025
Supreme Court trans care case will feature the first out transgender lawyer at the court
The ACLU's Chase Strangio will be the first out transgender attorney to argue before the high court as he challenges Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
October 21, 2024
Tennessee OK's Penalties for Schools That Violate Trans Athlete Ban
The measure signed by Republican Gov. Bill Lee lets the state withhold a portion of funding from schools that don't comply.
April 25, 2022
WATCH: 50-Year Scouting Veteran Resigns Over Antigay Ban
Bill Moser has been involved with the Boy Scouts of America since 1961 but resigned his position on the Middle Tennessee Council Wednesday, saying forcing gay scouts to resign or lie about who they are is wrong.
May 9, 2013
Tennessee Sued Over Assault on Trans Health Care
This is unlawful discrimination, says the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, which is representing two trans women in the suit.
May 25, 2023
Kentucky and Tennessee Bans on Trans Care for Youth Upheld in Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its ruling Thursday, but the lawyers representing trans youth and families note that the fight is not over.
September 29, 2023
Lawsuit: Tennessee Anti-Trans School Restroom Law Is Unconstitutional
The HRC Foundation and two law firms filed the suit on behalf of two young trans people and their families.
August 5, 2021
Tennessee Republican with Anti-LGBTQ+ History Sentenced in Campaign Finance Case
He once sponsored a bill that would have allowed people to discriminate based on “sincerely held” beliefs.
August 14, 2023
Trans Boy Sues Tennessee Over Exclusionary Sports Law
The state is violating the U.S. Constitution and federal statutes, says the suit filed by Luc Esquivel and his parents.
November 4, 2021
LGBTQ+ groups cautiously optimistic that Supreme Court will rule for trans youth care
Even though conservative justices expressing skepticism about such care, supporters of trans rights say there may be a favorable ruling.
December 5, 2024
What is U.S. v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court case that could change gender-affirming care forever?
Here's what is at stake in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case about health care for transgender youth.
December 4, 2024