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Tennessee LGBTQ politics has become a central battleground in the national debate over LGBTQ rights, with lawmakers regularly introducing legislation affecting education, healthcare, and civil protections for LGBTQ residents.

From transgender policy debates to school legislation and statewide political battles, Tennessee continues to play a significant role in shaping the broader national conversation around LGBTQ rights.

JRL CHARTS provides ongoing coverage of Tennessee LGBTQ politics, tracking legislative proposals, policy changes, and political developments impacting the LGBTQ community.

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26 01, 2020

Republicans Launch new Anti-LGBTQ Bill in Tennessee

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-19T17:16:19-07:00January 26th, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Business protection act, Chris Sanders, executive director, gay Nashville news, lgbt politics, Nashville LGBTQ politics, Republican Gov. Bill Lee, senator Paul Rose, Tennessee anti-LGBTQ bill, Tennessee Equality Project, Tennessee LGBTQ politics, Tennessee LGBTQ Politics News|

NASHVILLE, TN — (01-26-20) — Republicans launch another anti-LGBTQ Bill entitled the "Business Protection Act". Conservatives are pushing forward after Tennessee lawmakers successfully passed a “license to discriminate” bill covering adoption agencies against LGBTQ parents. Senator Paul Rose, a well known anti-LGBTQ Republican conservative who calls himself a Christian, is lobbying his fellow Lawmakers to [...]

4 06, 2019

Tennessee DA Craig Northcott Outrageous Statements on Gay Rights Goes Viral

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:41:30-07:00June 4th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: district attorney Craig Northcott, domestic violence, gays don't deserve domestic abuse protections, homophobic district attorney Coffee County, lgbt politics, LGBTQ protections, Tennessee DA Craig Northcott, Tennessee Equality Project, Tennessee LGBTQ Politics News|

COFFEE COUNTY, TN — (06-04-19) — Tennessee DA Craig Northcott has created a fire storm over his comments saying that Gay people aren't entitled to domestic violence protections. The controversial comments by the Tennessee prosecutor who recently faced calls to resign for calling Muslims inherently 'evil', has once again put his foot in his mouth [...]

13 02, 2019

Tennessee Lawmakers Reintroduce Same-Sex Marriage Ban Bill

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-19T17:16:20-07:00February 13th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-lgbt, gay Nashville news, Jerry Sexton, lgbt politics, Natural Marriage Act, obergefell vs hodges, same-sex marriage ban, Senator Pody, Tennessee LGBTQ Politics News, Tennessee Republican, US Supreme Court|

NASHVILLE, TN — (02-13-19) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have proposed the Natural Marriage Act (HB0892) surely which is nothing more than a same-sex marriage ban. This is yet another game where republicans pull out the social issue card with the same bill they have been throwing around for more than two years in order [...]

15 02, 2018

Group raises $300K for University of Tennessee LGBT Center

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-19T17:16:20-07:00February 15th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: $300K, associated press, Defund LGBT Center, Fundraisers, GOP Legislature, JRL CHARTS Gay News, lgbt politics, politics, Tennessee LGBTQ Politics News, University of Tennessee LGBT Center|

By: Jack MacNamara, Staff Writer LGBT Politics — Following the disgraceful GOP legislature voting to defund the University of Tennessee LGBT Center, Alumni and LGBT groups step up to fund the university's diversity and Inclusion office. The Tennessee GOP legislature voted to defund the University of Tennessee's Office of Diversity and Inclusion which would have [...]

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