The Latest Breaking News from Tennessee

Some conservatives also use rhetoric reminiscent of the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s and 1990s

Tennessee has passed a law aimed at restricting drag performances, an art form that often involves exaggerated gender performance and cross-dressing. Similar bills have been introduced in 14 other states as part of the revived culture war against LGBTQ people. The Tennessee law was written to survive judicial scrutiny by…

Children, aged four months and others between 2-7, remain in child services’ custody since a month

How analysts graded the Titans' signing of Arden Key.

DuBalle says the legislators behind a new law criminalizing public drag shows don't understand the art: "They think that every drag performer is doing something hypersexual or obscene."

Tennessee recently passed legislation that bans drag from being performed in public spaces, as well as in the view of children. Although Tennessee is the first state to enact such a ban, it is unlikely to be the last, as others with conservative legislatures are currently considering similar action. Some…

A group of 75 tool and die technicians at a Nissan assembly plant in Tennessee with thousands of workers will hold a long-delayed vote on whether to form a union

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have taken another swing at adding a narrow exemption to one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Nearly a month ago, a Republican legislative panel defied outside pressure and advanced legislation clarifying situations where abortion could be allowed in Tennessee

The law has been regarded as an attack on the state’s transgender community and free speech more broadly

Fans and media of the Titans and Niners share their reactions to Tennessee's expected signing of Daniel Brunskill.

A Tennessee mother wanted to end her high-risk pregnancy, but doctors feared prosecution