NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Republican Sen. Stacey Campfield, a controversial lawmaker who often drew the ire of his own GOP colleagues, lost his seat to a Knoxville cardiac surgeon in Thursday’s election primary.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has filed a lawsuit to protect students’ right to free speech in Giles County schools.

The existence of a high school’s Gay Straight Alliance has brought out the worst in a Tennessee community.

Back in April of 2015, when in the wake of marriage equality, panicked right-wingers were introducing religious freedom bills all over the country, Watermark asked when Florida would jump on the bigoted bandwagon.

(LAB) Sam Johnson the now-former CEO of the Franklin-based telemedicine company VisuWell, was fired by the company Monday evening after an investigation into Johnson’s homophobic tirade against a local male LGBT high school student Saturday evening.

CHARLOTTE, Tenn. (AP) _ Dickson County commissioners have unanimously approved a resolution to disagree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage.

(LA Blade) A U.S. District Court on Tuesday struck down the Tennessee law that required businesses and other entities that allow transgender people to use the public restroom that matches their gender to post a government-prescribed warning sign.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – A former Juvenile Court magistrate judge has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Hamilton County, accusing two co-workers of discriminating against her because she is gay.

A Virginia teen was forced to learn online due to bullying in school, and a mother in Tennessee made a speech to the county defending LGBT people.

This week read about the family of De’Angelo Wallace claiming his murder was a hate crime in Missouri, and a judge blocking the anti-trans restroom sign bill in Tennessee.

South Carolina passed a law that makes it harder to sue doctors who refuse to perform non-emergency care, and a trans teenager was forced into foster care in Tennessee.

This week read about Chantale Wong becoming the first LGBT person of color to receive an ambassador-level position, and a Tennessee lawmaker reviving another anti-LGBT bill.

This week read about Mary Kay Thomas suing a school in Minnesota after being fired for hanging up Pride flags, and an adoption agency filing a lawsuit over the anti-discrimination rule in Tennessee.

This week read about Olivia Hill suing a university for discrimination in Tennessee, and Abbot Austin G. Murphy expressing a disagreement with the decision to hire a lesbian coach in Illinois.

This week read about Luc Esquivel suing the state of Tennessee over its anti-trans sports law, andLisa Hoffman pleading guilty to stealing HIV medication in New Jersey.

This week read about a suspect arrested for the murder of Zoella Martinez in Washington, and Kelly Easter suing the Biden Administration for discrimination in Tennessee.

This week read about a wedding venue rejecting a same-sex couple in Tennessee, and a transphobic gym teacher back at work in Virginia.

Gordon Mar of California was called a “pedophile” for supporting LGBT people, and 20 states are blocking President Joe Biden’s executive order that protects LGBT members.

Republicans in Montana voted to censure Zooey Zephyr, a trans legislator, and the Department of Justice wants Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to be stalled before it takes effect in July.

MMA fights offer security to a West Virginia restaurant after its received threats for almost hosting a drag brunch, and old photos of Tennessee’s governor in drag come to light.

Educators are forced to minimalize LGBT topics in Tennessee schools, and a gay couple with children was harassed by a man on a train in California.

This week read about White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressing the press on behalf of the Oval Office, and a new anti-trans law going into effect in Tennessee.

This week read about a Virginia governor signing a bill that bans the LGBT “panic” defense, and Tennessee lawmakers attempting to prohibit LGBT materials in schools via a bill.

A group of gay students at Tennessee State University (TSU) are claiming that the school’s chapter of the elite African American sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) will not allow them to become members. According to Black Media Scoop, they are threatening a lawsuit.

Another Equality Florida soldier is making the transition from political operative to political candidate.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A bill seeking to block the U.S. Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling in Tennessee was defeated Wednesday in the state House over concerns about nullifying federal rulings.

(WB) The Human Rights Campaign, (HRC) has filed suit in the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee challenging the Tennessee law that denies transgender students, faculty, and staff access to the bathroom, locker rooms and other sex-segregated facilities consistent with their gender identity.

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the infamous “drag ban” in Tennessee.

In an important but narrow ruling, a U.S. district court judge in Nashville issued a preliminary injunction late Friday afternoon, barring the state of Tennessee from denying recognition of marriage licenses obtained by three same-sex couples in other states.

(EDGE) A new poll shows Volunteer State residents are more closely divided than previously thought over a new Tennessee law that allows mental health counselors and therapists to refuse to treat LGBT patients and others based on the counselor’s personal beliefs.