Tennessee

Memphis City Schools Backs Principal Who Outed Gay Students

Andy Towle May 2, 2008

On Wednesday I posted about principal Daphne Beasley of Hollis F. Price Middle College High School in South Memphis, who outed two gay students who … [Read more...] about Memphis City Schools Backs Principal Who Outed Gay Students

Andy Towle April 30, 2008

The ACLU has sent a letter to Memphis City Schools, demanding the school system implement new policies, reprimand principal Daphne Beasley of Hollis … [Read more...] about ACLU Slams Tennessee Principal for Outing Gay Students

Andy Towle April 11, 2008

Dolly Parton does everything. She even frees bald eagles!Yesterday she participated in a combo bald eagle and commemorative coin release in Dandridge, … [Read more...] about Dolly Parton Sends Bald Eagle Back to Nature

Andy Towle February 19, 2008

A bill proposed by state Rep. Stacey Campfield that would have prohibited any discussion of homosexuality in elementary middle schools today was … [Read more...] about TN House Committee Kills Homophobic Campfield School Bill

Andy Towle February 1, 2008

A bill filed by Representative Stacey Campfield of Knoxville would ban "any instruction or materials discussing sexual orientation other than … [Read more...] about Tennessee Bill Would Bar Teachers from Discussing Homosexuality

Andy Towle October 12, 2007

STUDY: America's youth rejecting Christianity because of hypocrisy and homophobia. "A new book based on research by the California-based research firm … [Read more...] about News: Venezuela, Andy Roddick, Melting Glaciers, Lynne Cheney

Andy Towle October 4, 2007

Two recent reports on gay men getting caught while having outdoor sex could not paint more starkly different pictures of attitudes in the rural South … [Read more...] about Cruising in the Park: Tennessee vs. England

Andy Towle September 20, 2007

The Miracle Theater in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee has paid $90,440 for a full-page ad in USA Today that ran on Monday condemning the "Suck it, Jesus" … [Read more...] about Christian Theater Group Spends $90K to Condemn Kathy Griffin

Andy Towle September 17, 2007

Two gay men were attacked at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee on September 9th by an undergraduate and a non-student guest. While at a … [Read more...] about Gay Students Assaulted in Anti-Gay Hate Crime at Vanderbilt

Andy Towle September 6, 2007

The GOP has another potential candidate, as former Tennessee senator and actor Fred Thompson finally announced his candidacy last night on The Tonight … [Read more...] about Former Senator Fred Thompson Joins GOP Presidential Candidates