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19 03, 2026

Tennessee Republicans Advance Bill Targeting Transgender Teachers’ Honorifics

2026-08-10T23:22:28-07:00March 19th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, Transgender News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | Tennessee LGBTQ Politics News NASHVILLE, TN — (March 19, 2026) — A controversial proposal advancing through the Tennessee legislature could soon reshape classroom interactions between students and transgender educators, as Republican lawmakers push legislation that would prevent schools from requiring students to use preferred honorifics requested by teachers. [...]

19 02, 2026

Tennessee House Passes Bill to Delegitimize Same-Sex Marriage Recognition

2026-09-06T16:47:23-07:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Political Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LAS VEGAS — (February 19, 2026) — The Tennessee House of Representatives has passed HB1473, a controversial measure critics say seeks to delegitimize same-sex marriage recognition by allowing private entities to refuse acknowledgment of legally married LGBTQ couples. Related LGBTQ Politics News Coverage on JRL CHARTS: • Get [...]

13 01, 2025

Tennessee Age-Verification Law Goes Into Effect

2026-03-19T17:16:16-07:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA NASHVILLE, TN — (January 13, 2025) — It's official, the 'Protect Tennessee Minors Act' goes into effect. The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) released the following statement on Monday to adult webmasters and content producers: Related Links on JRL CHARTS: Age Verification Bills and [...]

31 12, 2024

FSC responds to Court Blocking Tennessee Age-Verification Law

2026-03-19T17:16:16-07:00December 31st, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASHVILLE, TN — (12-31-24) — A Tennessee district court blocks Tennessee's Age Verification Law following the a motion filed by the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) for a preliminary injunction to stop the unconstitutional law. Following the court's decision, the Free Speech Coalition issued the following statement: A Tennessee district court has blocked the state’s age-verification [...]

22 10, 2024

Supreme Court sets Transgender Rights Case for December

2026-09-06T16:49:50-07:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, Transgender News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (10-22-24) — The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled December 4 to hear the Transgender Rights case of  U.S. v. Skrmetti, the challenge to Tennessee's discriminatory ban on health care for transgender Tennessee youth. The draconian Tennessee ban on Transgender puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors. According to Lambda Legal, yesterday’s [...]

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