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Tenn. governor signs ‘religious freedom’ bill for therapists
Gov. Bill Haslam (R-Tenn.) (USDA photo by Lance Cheung; courtesy Wikimedia Commons)Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a “religious freedom” measure that would allow mental health...
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ID laws may ‘disenfranchise’ 34,000 trans voters
Williams Institute Scholar Jody L. Herman authored the report, ‘The Potential Impact of Voter Identification on Transgender Voters in the 2016 General Election.’ (Photo courtesy of the Williams...
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Drug companies keeping AIDS meds out of reach?
NEW YORK — HIV drugs are being kept from some who need them by being either unavailable or unaffordable according to a complaint filed by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil...
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Voter ID laws rendering Black, queer youth invisible
What do you do if you are consistently rendered invisible by the state? How can you exercise your right to vote when your very existence is deemed illegitimate by the system? This is the conundrum so...
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Alabama, Tennessee governors sign anti-LGBT bills
Gov. Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) signed an anti-LGBT adoption bill. (Photo by Fort Rucker; courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Governors in Alabama and Tennessee have signed into law a pair of measures that could allow...
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Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington performs in the South
Members of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington pose with Georgia state Rep. Karla Drenner at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on June 16, 2017. (Photo courtesy of Craig Cipollini/Gay Men’s Chorus of...
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Former ex-gay leader donates archives to Mattachine Society
John Smid (Image courtesy YouTube) The former leader of a religious-oriented ‘conversion therapy’ ministry called Love In Action that sought to change its clients from gay to straight has donated the...
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The Great American Eclipse
Marie Curie (Photo public domain) It’s a known scientific fact that I love science. Marie Curie is a goddess to me. It is miraculous that I have any curiosity at all. I was raised floridly Catholic. If...
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Army nominee forced to withdraw over anti-LGBT views runs for Congress
Mark Green, forced to withdraw as Army nominee over his anti-LGBT views, is now running for Congress. (Blade file photo) A Tennessee state senator forced to withdraw his nomination as Army secretary...
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It’s easier to fire media figures than politicians
Matt Lauer (Photo by Debby Wong; courtesy Bigstock) Some question why if it’s so easy to fire guys like Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose we can’t do the same and clean the house of our politicians. Chuck...
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Pelosi should retire as Speaker
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) The goal of all Democrats in 2018 should be to see Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi (D-Calif.) have the opportunity to...
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Advocates consider LGBT impact of exemption clause
(Photo by Sarah Stierch; courtesy Wikimedia Commons) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s move last week to protect health care workers who refuse to perform abortions and other medical procedures...
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Gay alumni raise $300,000 after lawmakers defund Univ. of Tenn. LGBT center
Rep. Jim Cooper (Tenn.-5th District), UT Chancellor Beverly Davenport and Chad Goldman (Photo courtesy Goldman) A fundraising campaign launched by a gay University of Tennessee graduate and his husband...
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AIDS foundations seek to end epidemic in South
Elton John and David Furnish (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) The Elton John AIDS Foundation, the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, and the Aileen Getty Foundation have announced they are...
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Tennessee Titans oppose state’s anti-LGBTQ bills
(Photo via Bigstock.) The Tennessee Titans have issued a statement opposing a series of anti-LGBTQ bills in the state, nicknamed the “Slate of Hate.” These bills would target LGBTQ individuals in...
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Tenn. clerks told not to marry gay couples in letter from anti-LGBTQ lawyer
An anti-LGBTQ clerk is urging Tenn. clerks to disregard the Supreme Court ruling for marriage equality. (Photo by formulanone via Wikimedia Commons) Clerks in Tennessee have been operating under the...
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Tennessee sends anti-LGBTQ adoption bill to governor’s desk
The Tennessee legislature has approved an anti-LGBTQ adoption bill. (Photo by formulanone via Wikimedia Commons) Adoption legislation in Tennessee opponents say would enable discrimination against...
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On Grammy red carpet, stars speak out against anti-LGBTQ legislation
GLAAD’s Anthony Ramos speaks with Brittany Howard on the red carpet at Sunday’s Grammy Awards (Image via YouTube) The tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash, alongside his...
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Creating space for queers in cannabis industry
Marijuana matters in the LGBTQ community because it always has. The relationship between the prohibition of marijuana and lack of civil liberties for queer communities is uniquely parallel. History...
View ArticleTennessee enacts bill banning gender-affirming Trans youth healthcare
NASHVILLE, TN. – On Tuesday Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Senate Bill 126, which bans gender affirming medical care for Trans youth. The measure prohibits medical and healthcare professionals...
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