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Tennessee School Laws
Tennessee law does not explicitly address school issues relating to sexual orientation or gender identity.
Tennessee Sodomy Law
The Tennessee sodomy law was struck down in 1996.
Tennessee Surrogacy Law
Tennessee law appears to give surrogacy agreements legal consequence, but the law claims neither to approve nor forbid these agreements. It seems unlikely that the law will look favorably on a surrogacy agreement involving lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) individuals because “surrogate birth” is defined by statute to occur only when the surrogate is gestating a fetus for a married couple.
Texas Adoption Law
Texas Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues
Texas permits post-operative transsexuals to amend their sex on their birth certificates.
Texas Custody and Visitation Law
Courts have used a parent’s sexual orientation to deny, restrict or modify custody and visitation. There have been no cases dealing with transgender parents. It is unclear whether a same-sex co-parent could be granted custody or visitation.
Texas Donor Insemination Law
Texas law appears to permit unmarried women to undergo donor insemination.
Texas Hate Crimes Law
State law covers hate crimes based on sexual orientation but not gender identity.
Texas Healthcare Laws
State healthcare laws relating to the LGBT community in the areas of medical decision making and hospital visitation.
Texas Marriage/Relationship Recognition Law
Texas law and the state constitution both purport to ban recognition of marriages between same-sex couples. There are no other forms of relationship recognition for same-sex couples in state law or policies.
