In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled the Tennessee policy is constitutional, writing that "there is no fundamental right to a birth certificate recording gender identity ...

Just days after the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for ...

FILE - Attorney Omar Gonzalez-Pagan announces a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee statute that prohibits transgender people from changing the gender listed on their birth certificates, at a news ...

Only 11 states currently allow a change to a birth certificate based solely on a person's declaration of their gender identity, which is what the plaintiffs are seeking in Tennessee. Tennessee ...

The transgender women argued Tennessee's policy violated their due process rights and infringed on equal protection rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment by discriminating on ...

The justices ordered lower courts to reconsider transgender cases in light of their recent ruling upholding a ban on ...

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors on Wednesday in a setback for transgender rights that could bolster efforts ...

For Tennessee’s Transgender Families, the Court Ruling Was Bitter, but Expected The state has been a leader in the rollback of L.G.B.T.Q. rights. Listen to this article · 4:39 min Learn more ...

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Tennessee policy prohibiting transgender individuals from changing the sex marker on their birth certificate. In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit U.S ...