LGBTQ rights in Tennessee
LGBTQ rights in Tennessee | |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Legal since 1996 (Campbell v. Sundquist) |
| Gender identity | blocked by the Vital Records Act of 1977 |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity in employment only federally since 2020, enforcement blocked by the Equal Access to Intrastate Commerce Act, and also its enforcement is additionally blocked by a state court ruling. |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2015 |
| Adoption | Legal since 2007 |
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. 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 Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015.