Tennessee LGBTQ Politics News

Follow Tennessee LGBTQ Politics News for the latest developments involving LGBTQ rights, state legislation, education policy, court battles and political controversies across Tennessee.

JRL CHARTS tracks decisions from Nashville and across the Volunteer State affecting LGBTQ residents, students, families and communities.

Now Trending on LGBTQ Politics News on JRL CHARTS:

•  Log Cabin Republicans Drop the ‘T’ as Group Refocuses on LGB Advocacy

•  Transgender Suspect Sentenced to 73 Months in Scott Bessent Assassination Plot

•  Democrats Blow Up the 2028 Presidential Map as DNC Rewrites Road to White House

•  HRC Launches $15M Campaign to Defend LGBTQ+ Rights in 2026 Midterms

•  America’s ‘Golden Age’? U.S. Job Growth Since January 2025 Tells a Different Story

•  Millions of Working Americans Are Going Hungry—and Nobody Is Talking About It

•  Review More in LGBTQ Politics News Exclusively on JRL CHARTS

3 10, 2022

Judge Strikes Down EEOC’s LGBT Bathroom, Pronoun Guidance

2026-03-19T17:18:41-07:00October 3rd, 2022|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

AMARILLO, TX — (10-03-22) — A Federal judge who is well known as an anti LGBT activist in Texas, struck down the EEOC's LGBT Bathroom and Pronoun Guidance on Monday, claiming that it was unlawful. That's right, not unconstitutional but "Unlawful". Right wing conservative Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Donald Trump appointee on the US District [...]

26 07, 2022

22 GOP AGs sue for right to Discriminate against LGBTQ Students

2026-08-20T15:06:25-07:00July 26th, 2022|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

LAS VEGAS — (07-26-22) — Twenty-two states controlled by Republican legislatures are suing the Biden administration over a rule that would cut federal meal funding for schools that discriminate against LGBTQ faculty and students. Indiana Attorney General (AG) Todd Rokita and Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III are leading the fight in the anti-LGBTQ [...]

18 07, 2022

Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of LGBTQ Protections

2026-09-02T18:44:34-07:00July 18th, 2022|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

KNOXVILLE, TN — (07-18-22) — Judge Charles E. Atchley Jr. of Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee temporarily blocked enforcing protections to LGBTQ individuals, siding with 20 state attorneys general who sued the Biden administration over guidelines on the rights for LGBTQ workers and students. Judge, Charles E. Atchley Jr's ruling comes [...]

2 07, 2022

Ten Anti-LGBTQ Bills Passed by Republicans are now Law

2026-03-19T17:18:42-07:00July 2nd, 2022|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , |

LAS VEGAS — (07-02-22) — Ten anti-LGBTQ bills that were passed by Republican legislatures are now law as of July 1, 2022. The Republican party launched its culture war against the LGBTQ community last year. Not only are they attacking LGBTQ+ adults but also LGBTQ youth in school sports, LGBTQ groups and now, teachers are [...]

16 11, 2021

Lambda Legal and ACLU Sue Tennessee over Ban on Transgender Athletes in School Sports

2026-08-10T23:22:30-07:00November 16th, 2021|Categories: LGBTQ Politics, Transgender News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

NASHVILLE, TN — (11-16-21) — Leading Civil rights groups Lambda Legal and the ACLU have filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the state of Tennessee challenging its ban on Transgender athletes from participating in school sports, arguing that their actions are unconstitutional and discriminatory. "Today, Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU [...]

Go to Top