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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Tennessee may experience some legal challenges that non-LGBTQ residents do not. [2] [3] Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the state since 1996. Marriage licenses have been issued to same-sex couples in Tennessee since the Supreme Court ruling in ...
From 2009 to 2012, a majority (from 52% to 61%) approved legalizing same-gender adoption, [28] with greater support expressed among young people than among those over 65 years of age. [28] Results also showed that 85% of the Democrats asked were in support of same-sex adoption, while only 23% of the Republicans asked were in support of it. [28]
The amendment required approval by the General Assembly in the following year's legislative session. On February 28, 2005, the Senate approved it by a vote of 29–3, and on March 17 the House approved it by a vote of 88–7. [5] On November 7, 2006, Tennessee voters approved the amendment by 81.3% to 18.7%. [6]
LGBTQ foster parents say the policy change from Bethany Christian Services is "wonderful."
By 1984, all American authorities allowed the adoption of minors, and most authorised adult adoption [3] In 2004, Massachusetts became the first US state to legalise same-sex marriage. Adult adoption was relatively rare in the 19th century, but by the middle of the 20th century, most states allowed it, [11] with one of the earliest cases being ...
Last year, Tennessee became the first state in the nation to enact a law aimed at limiting drag queens from performing in the state before the law was later struck down in court. For more from NBC ...
Even though the bill doesn't specifically address same-sex marriages, critics say it means LGBTQ+ couples could be denied their right to marry.
Adoption of marriage amendments over time. Prior to the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.Hodges (2015), U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions of several different types passed, banning legal recognition of same-sex unions in U.S. state constitutions, referred to by proponents as "defense of marriage amendments" or "marriage protection amendments."