Legislators Urged To Reject Medicaid Waiver And Make Gender Affirming Counseling Unlawful For Minors

Empowered Jefferson Is Making An Urgent Petition To Tennessee Legislators To Reject Any Bill Or Amendment That Would Create A Waiver For Medicaid Funds To Be Used For Mental Health Services, Especially School-Based Mental Health Services And Gender Affirming Counseling.

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Nolensville Public Library Stocking Shelves With LGBTQ+ Children’s Books

In Light Of The Many Concerns Of Parents Alongside Tennessee’s Continued Affiliation With The American Library Association, One Of Our Readers Reached Out To The Tennessee Conservative About What Exactly The Nolensville Public Library Has To Offer In Their Children’s Department.

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California Leads 20-State Coalition To Block “Anti-Transgender” Laws In Tennessee And Kentucky

California Attorney General Rob Bonta Is Leading A Coalition Of 20 States Opposing What They Describe As “Anti-Transgender” Laws In Tennessee And Kentucky Blocking Children From Undergoing Medical Procedures That Are Given To Enable That Minors To Live With A Gender Identity Different Than That Noted On Their Birth Certificate, Such As Puberty Blocking Hormones And Gender Change Surgeries.

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Parental Rights Discussion At School Board Meeting Taken As Attack On “Queer Kids” By Pro-LGBTQ Residents

Wilson County Residents Showed Up At Monday Night’s Regularly Scheduled School Board Meeting To Make Public Comments Regarding Discussion Surrounding Parental Rights That Some Of The Community Took As An Attack On “Queer Kids.”

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Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit Filed By Transgender Females Who Wanted To Have Their Sex Changed On Birth Certificates So They Would Be “Correct”

Language Is Everything. Definitions And The Documentation Of Events Matter. In This Case, It Is A Central Point And Part Of The Reason A Federal Judge In Tennessee Threw Out A Lawsuit Filed By Several Transgender Females Who Wanted To Have Their Birth Certificates Altered To Reflect Their Current Gender Identity.

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Women’s Sports Are Still Under Threat In Tennessee (Op-Ed)

Recently, Gov. Bill Lee Signed Into Law Senate Bill 1440 Clarifying State Law To Read That Sex Means: “A Person’s Immutable Biological Sex As Determined By Anatomy At The Time Of Birth.”
What’s Remarkable Is That This Bill Was Even Necessary.
Not Too Long Ago, It Was Universally Accepted That A Person’s Sex Was Determined At The Time Of The Birth.
But As We All Know, We Are Living Under Very Different Times.
Today, There Is A Small Minority Of Americans That Is Determined To Push A Divisive Agenda Bent On Redefining Biology, What It Means To Be A Woman, And Women’s Sports.
And It’s Happening Everywhere – Including Here In Tennessee And Even Murfreesboro.

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Rep. Ogles Introduces Bills To Protect Students From Radical LGBT Activists

In Light Of ‘Pride Month,’ Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) Introduced Two Bills That Fight Back Against The Radical Agenda Of The LBGT Movement And Protect Children In Schools.

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Critics Blast DOJ Funding For Projects Tailored To Gender, Sexuality Politics

A Taxpayer-Funded Grant From The Department Of Justice Distributed $150,000 To “Amplify The Voices” Of Transgender People In New Orleans Who Are Accusing The Police Of Discrimination.

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