Last week, at a Candidate Forum in Paris, Tennessee, several candidates running for the 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by John Tanner were asked about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Dr. Ron Kirkland, a Vietnam veteran, said of his time in the military: “I can tell you if there were any homosexuals in that group, they were [...]
Earlier this week, a Federal Judge declared a mistrial in the case against Bridges mcRae for the Feburary 2008 beating of Duanna Johnson, after the jury was deadlocked, 11 to 1.
Yesterday, a new date for the trial was announced in Memphis: Monday, July 12.
If convicted, McRae faces a maximum of 10 years in Federal prison [...]
On Wednesday, after a nearly hour long debate during which Representative Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) offered no evidence that any school district in Tennessee is teaching sexuality beyond abstinence, the Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee sent HB0821 back to the State Board of Education for additional study. The vote was 7 to 3.
Those who voted Yes on the motion were:
Les [...]
Last week, Carla Lewis of Maryville, Secretary of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition and blogger at manicsquirrel, qualified as a candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives in the Democratic Primary in District 8, covering parts of Blount and Sevier Counties.
This week, however, Carla decided to withdraw and endorse Marvin Pratt in the Primary instead:
While I would [...]
During a recent briefing provided by Administration officials to transgender activists as part of the Congressional Lobby Days organized by the National Center for Transgender Equality, representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the long awaited trial for the February 2008 beating of Duanna Johnson will begin on Monday, April 5, in Federal District [...]
Teaching Sexual Diversity Bill Rolled
On Wednesday, the Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee rolled two bills by Representative Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville), HB0821 which would ban teaching sexual diversity, and HB0812, which would require parents to sign written permission slips for students to take Family Life Courses, until the committee’s Last Calendar, which is expected to be on March 31.
The Tennessee Transgender Political [...]
Today, communities all across this nation will honor those who have served their country. Among those who have worn this nation’s military uniforms in the past, or are serving today, are many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. These service members face the prospect of immediate discharge from every branch of the military if they [...]
Today, history was made when President Barack Obama signed the Defense Authorization, which includes theMatthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition was one of many groups working across the country on behalf of this legislation which is the first law ever enacted by the Federal government that provides [...]
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition commends the members of the United States Senate who voted to support a motion to invoke cloture on the Conference Committee report on the Defense Authorization bill, which includes language making hate crimes based on sexual orienation or gender identity a federal crime. There is still a final vote [...]
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition is proud that our President, Dr. Marisa Richmond, is one of the honorees at this weekend’s Nashville Black Pride. She will be receiving the Community Award during the BASU Legacy Award ceremony this Friday, October 23. The other award recipients are:
Organization: Nashville CARES
Business: OutLoud Books [...]
