Category: Tennessee
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America’s Censored Classrooms 2023
Rating: Transsupportive, PEN America, November 9, 2023 (PDF archive 1) (PDF archive 2) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary America’s Censored Classrooms 2023 Lawmakers Shift Strategies as Resistance Rises Key Findings Over the past three years, state legislators have launched an onslaught of educational gag orders—state legislative and policy efforts to restrict teaching…
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Trans sex worker & ACLU sue Tennessee over HIV criminalization law
Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Trans sex worker & ACLU sue Tennessee over HIV criminalization law The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Transgender Law Center have filed a federal lawsuit against a Tennessee law that requires HIV-positive sex workers to register…
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Looking To 2024: What’s Next In The Fight Over Trans Rights In America
Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Looking To 2024: What’s Next In The Fight Over Trans Rights In America 2023 has been a challenging year for transgender individuals in America. As most legislatures across the country went out of session, the momentum…
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18 Republican AGs Sign Letter Citing Anti-Abortion Ruling To Target Trans Adult Care
Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary 18 Republican AGs Sign Letter Citing Anti-Abortion Ruling To Target Trans Adult Care Republican attorneys general and legal representatives from 18 states have submitted an amicus brief in a Florida case, Dekker v. Weida, which currently…
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11th Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Drag Ban
Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 11, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary 11th Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Drag Ban In a significant ruling released Wednesday by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Florida drag ban will not be allowed to take effect. This decision upholds an…
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Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors
Rating: Transneutral, Reuters, September 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors Sept 28 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce laws banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones…
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Landmark Ruling: Montana Judge Blocks Trans Ban Citing Overwhelming Medical Evidence
Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, September 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Landmark Ruling: Montana Judge Blocks Trans Ban Citing Overwhelming Medical Evidence In a landmark decision released Wednesday morning, Montana District Court Judge Jason Marks has halted the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The…
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Texas Anti-Abortion Judge Suggests Drag Is “Sexualized,” Allows Ban
Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, Erin In The Morning, September 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas Anti-Abortion Judge Suggests Drag Is “Sexualized,” Allows Ban An infamous federal judge in Texas, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, ruled today that a ban on drag shows at West Texas A&M does not violate…
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Senator appears to suggest bipartisan bill would censor transgender content online
Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, September 5, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Senator appears to suggest bipartisan bill would censor transgender content online A co-sponsor of a bipartisan bill intended to protect children from the dangers of social media and other online content appeared to suggest the measure…
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Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US
Rating: Transneutral, The Associated Press, September 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US On Friday, Texas became the most populous state with a ban in effect against gender-affirming care for minors. The law was…