Blount Pride will take place on Saturday, September 2 from 1 – 8 p.m. ET at the Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville College
The Texas Attorney General’s office said Thursday it would move to reverse the injunction and appeal the judge’s decision
The ban would have taken effect on September 1 if the temporary restraining order by the judge had not been issued
A prosecutor in Blount County, Tennessee has threatened Pride organizers with an anti-drag state law found unconstitutional
LGBTQ+ groups and drag performers argued SB12 violates constitutionally-protected rights. The new law is set to go into effect on Friday
They asked for a temporary injunction to halt the policy before Aug. 28, which is the first day of school in the county
The panel ruled Alabama’s law does not discriminate based on sex or trans status & is subject only to lowest level of constitutional review
Anti-Trans groups including far right advocacy groups say such laws are needed because transgender female athletes have physical advantages
"Policy disagreements should be addressed to elected policymakers at the ballot box, not to unelected judges in the courthouse”
The lawsuit, Roe v. Critchfield, was brought on behalf of a rising seventh-grade trans student and a LGBTQ high school student organization
