Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered Tennesseans face some of the legal challenges that the non-LGBT Tennesse does not have. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in the state. Marriage licenses have been issued to same-sex couples in Tennessee since the Supreme Court's ruling at Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015.
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Sodomy Law
The Tennessee Court of Appeal voted unanimously that the state sodomy law was unconstitutional in 1996 in the case of Campbell v. Sundquist .
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Recognition of same-sex relations
Wedding
Before it was reversed, Tennessee did not recognize same-sex marriages or other forms of legal recognition from similar unions. The State prohibits same-sex marriage both by law and by constitutional amendments. The ban was canceled by the United States Supreme Court on June 26, 2015.
House Bill 1111
Domestic partnership
The cities of Chattanooga, Collegedale, and Knoxville along with the Metropolitan Areas of Nashville and Davidson County have enacted the benefits of domestic partnership for same-sex couples.
Adoption and parenting
Tennessee allows one person to adopt children. Same-sex couples can be legally adopted in the state. In 2007, Tennessee Attorney General released an opinion that adoption by same-sex couples is not prohibited by state law, and can be done if in the best interest of the child.
Protection of discrimination
Tennessee law does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The cities of Knoxville and Memphis, together with the Metropolitan Areas of Nashville and Davidson County, have procedures that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Tennessee Board of Regents has established a policy of non-discrimination relating to sexual orientation and gender identity in work and for students, whereas the University of Tennessee System only covers sexual orientation.
Same Access to Intrastate Commerce Act
Senate Bill 1556
Hates crime
Tennessee law has punished hate crime on the basis of sexual orientation since 2001, but the law does not include gender identity, even though it is covered by federal hate crime laws.
Gender Identifier
In 1977, the Tennessee state legislature passed a birth certificate prohibiting the state from changing sex on a birth certificate. Tennessee is the only country that prohibits the reassignment of a person's gender on a birth certificate.
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See also
- Recognition of same-sex unions in Tennessee
- The Tennessee Equality Project
- Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition
References
External links
- Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition
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