Tag: Tennessee

Doctor Groups Push DOJ To Probe ‘Disinformation’ On Meds, Surgeries for Trans-Identifying Youths

Three influential American medical groups are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to “investigate and prosecute all organizations, individuals, and entities” that share information deemed to be false about transgender-related medical treatments for minors. The Oct. 3 letter, sent to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, represents the latest salvo in a fierce national debate. In…


Corporate-Sponsored Chattanooga Pride Parade Displays Fetishes to Children

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Hundreds of people gathered with their children to cheer on parade performers in drag and outfits suggesting sexual fetishes as they flung candy and gyrated along the street and across the stage at the 2022 Chattanooga Pride Parade. “We were able to adjust schedules for today and get people down here,” said David, an…


Drag Bingo in Tennessee Allows Kids But Not Cameras

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Perhaps only the younger children in the bar didn’t know the gyrating, thinly-clothed “ladies” were actually men. At the Big Chill and Grill on Sept. 26, Chattanooga’s Pride Week Drag Bingo night attracted a crowd that buzzed with conversation. Several attendees were parents who may have been introducing their children to the idea of…


Tennessee Man Hit With More Charges in Memphis Shootings

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Tennessee man already charged with a fatal shooting that police said set off a daylong crime rampage in Memphis now faces murder charges in two more killings, officials said Wednesday. Ezekiel Kelly, 19, was indicted Tuesday on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Richard Clark and Allison Parker, the Shelby…


Tennessee Republicans Ask Vanderbilt Hospital to Pause Transgender Surgeries on Children

In the wake of reports surrounding details of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) pediatric “gender-affirming care,” Republican lawmakers of Tennessee are calling on the clinic to pause performing such procedures on children. In a letter sent on Thursday to VUMC board of directors, a group of 62 Tennessee House Republicans asked Vanderbilt’s pediatric transgender clinic…


Pediatric Doctor Says Transgender Surgery ‘Big Moneymaker,’ Tennessee Governor Calls for Investigation

A pediatric clinic at Tennessee’s Vanderbilt University has come under fire for purportedly describing transgender surgery for children as a “big moneymaker.” Matt Walsh, a podcast host and commentator at The Daily Wire, on Tuesday shared a series of videos and archived webpages about the so-called “gender-affirming care” being offered by the Vanderbilt University Medical…


Man Charged in Memphis Teacher Eliza Fletcher’s Murder Pleads Not Guilty in Other Case

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Tennessee man pleaded not guilty Thursday to raping a woman about a year before he was charged with kidnapping a kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run and killing her. A court-appointed public defender representing Cleotha Henderson entered the plea in a Memphis courtroom on charges of aggravated rape, especially aggravated kidnapping, and unlawful…


Sen. Blackburn: Eliza Fletcher ‘Would Be Alive’ If Suspect Was Jailed for Prior Rape

Eliza Fletcher, a mother of two and a kindergarten teacher, “would be alive today” if her accused killer had been jailed for a prior rape he allegedly committed, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said on Wednesday. Fletcher, 34, was jogging near her home on the University of Memphis campus on Sept. 2 during the early morning hours…


4 Killed During Shooting Rampage in Memphis, Suspect in Custody After Hours-Long Chase

Four people are dead and three others were wounded during a shooting rampage in Memphis, Tennessee on Sept. 7, after which a 19-year-old man was arrested, according to the Memphis Police Department. Cerelyn “C. J.” Davis, the department’s chief, said in a media briefing early on Sept. 8 that Ezekiel Kelly was arrested after he shot…


4 Killed After Shooting Rampage in Memphis, Suspect in Custody After Hours-Long Chase

Four people are dead and three others are wounded after a shooting rampage in Memphis, Tennessee on Sept. 7, after which a 19-year-old man was arrested, according to the Memphis Police Department. Cerelyn “C. J.” Davis, the department’s chief, said in a media briefing early on Sept. 8 that Ezekiel Kelly was arrested after he shot…