The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 16, 2016 Tennessee Lawmakers Advance Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill ---------------------------------------------------------- And Tennessee state lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban transgender students at public grade schools and universities from using bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. Last month, South Dakota passed a similar measure, but Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed it amid nationwide protest. Topics:LGBT .