Talk:LGBT rights in Tennessee

Infobox mistitled
Infobox with image of Tennessee read Indiana in caption. I corrected this error on 04/24/2011 -AndreisEntaro — Preceding unsigned comment added by AndreisEntaro (talk • contribs) 04:23, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Article improvement suggestion
The introductory line goes as "Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Tennessee face legal challenges non-LGBT residents do not.", sounds [/grammatically] confusing; could it be "Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Tennessee may face legal challenges from non-LGBT residents." as it is common in many other articles about states and countries where LGBT rights are not highly prioritised. An expert review on this article would sort out confusions [I have added the need expert view tag on that purpose].

There also upcoming changes coming in LGBT related rights in state of Tennessee, the new 'Don't say gay' bill...contributors may add updates if necessary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xfact (talk • contribs) 18:18, 1 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Your suggested re-write of the first sentence radically changes the meaning. Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 22:18, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

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Examples?
Shouldn't be there be real life examples of homophobic (or, anti-LGBTQ) discrimination?Zigzig20s (talk) 01:37, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Added, thanks!Lmharding (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 07:29, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Federal judge in Tennessee
Sorry, @, but that edit is not quite right. The judge's injunction does not block enforcement of the federal protections afforded by the Bostock v. Clayton County SCOTUS ruling at all, in schools, colleges or anywhere.

What the injunction will do is prevent Biden's executive order from taking effect. So, at the moment, the EEC and DoE cannot enforce the guidance or directives they have issued, by taking actions that were permitted by Biden's executive order. Its enforcement as a federal precedent is not blocked; only the narrowly-targeted specific sanctions for those two agencies mentioned in Biden's order are affected. All other avenues to enforce the precedent are open. It's a big difference. The protections still apply and can be enforced by all the usual mechanisms, including in schools and colleges, even right now.

For this reason, I think the statement "also even though it's federal law the enforcement is also blocked by a Tennessee judge" may be misleading and should be removed. Please let me know what you think, and if you do not wish to discuss with me, please ask the opinion of an editor you trust. AukusRuckus (talk) 05:55, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Access to bathrooms and sex-segregated spaces matching gender identity
The current table seems to be inaccurate as to the status of trans access to sex-segregated spaces. The current entry reads:

(HB 1151, passed in 2019, Defines a trans person using the bathroom or locker-room of their gender identity as "indecent exposure" and technically makes transgender people using the bathroom of their gender identity a Class B Misdemeanor)

This description does not reflect the heavily amended version of the bill that actually passed, which removed all explicit mention of trans identities and use of sex-segregated spaces by members of the "opposite sex": https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1151&ga=111

I have not edited the entry to a checkmark in like of HB 1233, which creates a private right of action when one "encounters a person of the opposite sex in a multi-occupancy restroom or changing facility designated for the person's sex and located in a public school building" Source: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1233&ga=112 2601:483:4201:A0:20B7:A897:D396:421C (talk) 06:20, 21 January 2023 (UTC)