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A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled 2-1 that the transgender plaintiffs did not have a constitutional right to gender-affirming care as minors, saying courts should get out of the way of “thoughtful debates” within state legislatures.
Jonathan Skrmetti’s appeal comes nearly a month after a federal judge in Memphis ruled in favor of an LGBTQ+ theater company, which argued the law restricted its performers’ free speech rights.
Three lawsuits in Tennessee are testing the extent to which courts will protect transgender rights against a state legislature and executive branch that have aggressively sought to roll those rights back.
Gov. Bill Lee and U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty talked about several topics, including the federal court ruling declaring the state’s ban on drag shows unconstitutional and the federal debt ceiling.
“This is an effort of a reactionary group of lawmakers to push LGBT people back into the closet,” said attorney Brice Timmons. “We’re talking about pushing people back four decades.”
The new state law, which prohibits drag shows where children might be present, would have gone into effect Saturday, April 1.
Friends of George’s, a Memphis LGBTQ+ theater company, recently filed a First Amendment challenge to Tennessee’s new “drag ban” in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
The protests of proposed state laws that would outlaw drag various forms of drag shows came as Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee attended the Wednesday, March 1, opening of the Whitehaven YMCA.Related story:
The front lawn of OUT Memphis, 892 Cooper Street, bustled with attendees from 4 to 5 p.m., to protest pending passage of state laws affecting transgender rights.
On Nov. 9, Tennessee State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) introduced a bill that would ban drag shows in public and another that bans certain medical procedures and other treatment for trans youth.
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