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Tennessee has legislation that actively and openly discriminates against a group of people and nobody seems to care.

June 08, 2021 by Charlotte Albright "Thank you for your vision, tenacity, and talents," said Hop director Mary Lou Aleskie. Photo by Robert Gill PreviousNext Creating compelling theater, film, visual art, or music is never easy, but the pandemic placed unprecedented hurdles in the paths of student artists, who were celebrated recently in a virtual ceremony. "Those of you who are being honored here today found new and lasting ways to create, to keep us together, and to develop new ideas and artistic expressions," said Mary Lou Aleskie, the Howard L. Gilman '44 Director of the Hopkins Cen...

Dartmouth student weighs return home to state at forefront of anti-trans laws Colin Goodbred, a 22-year-old transgender student, poses on the campus of Dartmouth College, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Hanover, N.H. Goodbred, who was raised in the Nashville suburbs, says the bevy of new laws in Tennessee could keep him from ever calling the state home again. Conservative lawmakers nationwide introduced a flurry of anti-LGBTQ bills this year, but no state's political leaders have gone further than Tennessee in enacting new laws targeting transgender people. (AP... Colin Goodbred, a 22-year-old trans...

Nashville, Tenn. Conservative lawmakers nationwide introduced a flurry of anti-LGBTQ bills this year, but no state’s political leaders have gone further than Tennessee in enacting new laws targeting transgender people. Lawmakers passed and Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed five new bills into law, consistently dismissing concerns that they discriminate against an already vulnerable population, that some of the laws are unworkable and that they could damage the state’s reputation. Supporters defend the laws on a policy by policy basis, arguing that one protects parental rights, others protec...

Dartmouth student weighs return home to state at forefront of anti-trans laws Colin Goodbred, a 22-year-old transgender student, poses on the campus of Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H., on Friday. Goodbred, who was raised in the Nashville suburbs, says the bevy of new laws in Tennessee could keep him from ever calling the state home again. Conservative lawmakers nationwide introduced a flurry of anti-LGBTQ bills this year, but no state’s political leaders have gone further than Tennessee in enacting the laws. Charles Krupa / AP Colin Goodbred, a 22-year-old transgender student, poses o...