Briggs, a veteran Knoxville lawmaker, said this week he isn’t opposed to “initial” reviews of books as part of the state’s “Age-Appropriate Materials Act,” which was passed in 2022 at the request of Gov. Bill Lee and was updated in 2024.
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Standing at the Fisk University gates, state Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, joined critics in calling on the university to provide more details about the project, which is part of Fisk's $1 billion Quantum Leap campus master plan.
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One of my nephews finished his PT exercises, brought his walker in the kitchen & we made lunch together. Another nephew came home after work & cooked us homemade chicken and dumplins. The 3rd beat a video game & put a bumper sticker on his car that says “I brake for thots.”
This proposed rule would make shelter less safe and less accessible for transgender and gender‑nonconforming Tennesseans by rescinding the protections established in the 2012 and 2016 Equal Access Rules.
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Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk reversed the ban May 26, returning the 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to shelves at seven KCS high schools effective immediately. But the law that forced the committee’s hand is still on the books.
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The Bookshop is partnering with the Tennessee Equality Project. All day on June 14, 10% of their sales (both in shop and online) will be donated. #ShopForACause 📚🏳️🌈
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The LGBTQ+ community has been celebrating Pride for over 50 years. Tell your state senator and state representative that you are celebrating Pride Month in TN, no matter what resolutions they pass!
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I will spend the rest of my days waking up determined, in all of my choices, to try and live up to it.
In gratitude for you and all of us in the fight for equality 🏳️🌈
Thank you @franklinpridetn for awarding me the 2026 Civic Award. It is the highest honor for me. Nestled in one of the most conservative counties in the United States of America, your festival exemplifies what it means to practice joy as a verb.
A joy that is on purpose, persistent, resilient. A choice to lift up and affirm the most vulnerable among us, and provide them with the resources they need to thrive. I do not take this award lightly.