Judge Bans Anti-Transgender Tennessee. Law.
A federal judge in Tennessee blocked a bill that required businesses to state if they have trans inclusive bathroom practices from taking effect. (The Hill)
“A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of a Tennessee law requiring businesses and government facilities in the state to post a sign informing the public if they will allow transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender identity.
Judge Aleta A. Trauger for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee said in her ruling that the plaintiffs were “likely to succeed on their challenge” to the law based on the argument that “the First Amendment typically does not permit such a mandate unless it is narrowly tailored to satisfy a compelling government purpose.””
Transgender rights are human rights and must be upheld. The Transgender community in America is among the most vulnerable populations and anti-transgender laws are designed to push Trans people to the margins of society and reduce their humanity in the eyes of others. The Transgender community needs allies to litigate these tragic laws that have been passed in state houses across the nation. If we don’t stand up now no one will.
