Tennessee - Federal judge dismisses challenge to Tennessee law barring K-12 trans kids from restrooms of choice

Anita Wadhwani

Tennessee Lookout

Gadsen, TN (r)

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Tennessee - Anti-Trans Attacks in Tennessee Are Nothing New. Colleges Need to Step Up for Their Students.

Induja Kumar

Rewire News Group

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University

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Tennessee - 'Trans people empowering other trans people' | Trans People are Magic helps raise money for name changes in East Tennessee

Chris Salvimini

WBIR

Knoxville, TN (Gay Street)

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Tennessee - An upcoming ruling will determine whether Tennessee’s anti-trans ‘bathroom bill’ stays in place this school year

Marianna Bacallao

WPLN

Alcoa, TN

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ezs note:  Personally, I'd vote NO.  Just sayin'.

national/world - Tennessee targets federal guidelines protecting transgender employees in latest lawsuit

Evan Mealins

Tenneseean

New London, CT 

birthplace of Tennessee AG Anthony Skrmelli

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ezs note:  Ugh.  Tennessee, sorry we let you have New London's refuse pile.  If you kick em' out, we really won't mind.  Honest.

Tennessee elects its first transgender lawmaker

Matt Lavietes

NBC News

Nashville, TN

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Calpernia Addams

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Michigan AG joins coalition opposing anti-transgender laws in Tennessee & Kentucky

Gabrielle Dawson

WWMT

Michigan Supreme Court (Lansing, MI)

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ezs note:  For those in Southern New England, Connecticut is one of the coalition of states. (William Tong)

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Homelessness in Tennessee (video)

 

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ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

 Church Without Walls - Conversations and Compline

Human Rights Campaign discusses anti-transgender legislation across country

Claire Peterson

www.kpax.com

Missoula, MT

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ezs note:  Whether you are from Montana, Tennessee, Kansas or North Dakota - to name just a few - you can make a difference.  It ain't easy.  You'll spend hours campaigning with no guarantees.  But if you make it, you'll make a real difference.

Fear pervades Tennessee's trans community amid focus on Nashville shooter's gender identity

Matt Lavietes, Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Nashville, TN

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ezs note:  I understand your frustration.  However, guns are not, repeat, NOT the answer.

Parents of transgender 3rd grader sue the state over Tennessee school bathroom law

Hannah Sarisohn

CNN

Williamson County, TN (Franklin)

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tornadoes - Deadly tornadoes devastate communities in six states

Keith Allen

CNN

Tornado

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lead story - Transgender teen sues Tennessee over school sports ban

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Knoxville, TN

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lead story - Judge blocks Tennessee's transgender bathroom sign law

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Dickson, TN

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ezs note:  Yeah, it's a small victory, but it's a GOOD victory!

lead story - ‘Not welcome’: Advocates slam Tennessee law requiring transgender bathroom signs

Dan Avery

NBC News

Jonesborough, TN

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Tennessee - Tennessee governor OKs transgender youth treatment ban

AP

NBC News

Franklin, TN

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ezs note:  No matter where you are in Tennessee, start the work on Bill Lee's political demise NOW.

Tennessee - Lambda and VSG work to address recent anti-transgender legislation in TN

Charlotte Mauger

Vanderbilt Hustler

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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Tennessee - Tennessee House OKs new transgender ‘bathroom bill’

Press

WKRN.com

Waverly, TN

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lead story - Tennessee lawmakers pass transgender sports bill

Slater Teague

WJHL

Hartsville, TN

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ezs note:  Tenneseeans - If your state representative is one of the 71 who votes for this idiotic bill, NOW is the time to start strategizing his/her defeat in the upcoming election.