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Nashville Elects Tennessee's First Transgender Lawmaker: Olivia Hill

With the election of Olivia Hill and others, the Nashville-Davidson County governing body now has a female majority.

Study: Same-Sex Marriage Improves Health of Gay and Bi Men

New findings from Vanderbilt University offer a good reason to tie the knot and fight to protect marriage equality.

Tennessee Attorney General Obtains Confidential Medical Records of Trans Patients

The patients were not told that their information had been given to somebody else until after it had happened.

Right-Wingers Harass Vanderbilt U. Hospital Over Gender-Affirming Care

Some politicians in Tennessee are now calling for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in light of a conservative blogger's posts.

Olivia Hill Sworn in to Nashville Metro Council and Becomes First Out Trans Official in Tennessee

Hill emphasizes that being trans is just a part of who she is, but she aims to offer positive representation.

Online Hate Fuels Attacks on Gender-Affirming Care Providers: Report

Anti-trans rhetoric from sources such as Libs of TikTok bears much of the responsibility, says the HRC Foundation report.

Dolly Parton Receives Moderna Shot, Sings 'Jolene' Spoof 'Vaccine'

The gay icon helped fund the vaccine. Now she's encouraging her fans to get it too.

Vanderbilt Medical Center Under Federal Scrutiny After Trans Patient Records Release

A civil rights investigation is probing why the medical center released unredacted and sensitive medical records to the Republican attorney general.

Medical Associations Request Probe Into Gender-Affirming Care Threats

After far-right online influencers aimed their thinly veiled bigotry at hospitals across the country, trolls directed attacks at those facilities.

More Youth Are Attempting Suicide And It's Unclear Why

A study published Wednesday finds that more kids are either thinking about or attempting suicide. 

GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn Attacks Trans People, Joe Biden

The Republican Senator specifically targeted TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

Tucker Carlson Says Hospitals Should Expect Threats Over Trans Care

The Fox News entertainer says that those who provide gender-affirming care should expect threats, and an Ohio hospital is the latest to experience just that.

LGBT Christians Kicked Out of Right-Wing Conference

A pro-LGBT demonstration during Rick Warren's speech at the National Religious Broadcasters' annual conference left attendees stunned. 

Report Fox News Ignores Bullying

The cable news network devoted only one segment to Jamey Rodemeyer's death.

Texas Marriage Plaintiffs: Lift Ban Immediately

The judge who struck down the state's marriage ban in February put his ruling on hold, but much has changed since then, say the plaintiffs and their attorney.

Texas Attorney General Vows to Appeal Judge's Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

Despite his friendship with one of the gay plaintiffs, Greg Abbott, the attorney general of Texas, promised to appeal Judge Orlando Garcia's recent overturn of the state's same-sex marriage ban.