Country artist Kelsea Ballerini opened the CMT Music Awards with a tribute to the victims in the Nashville shooting, then danced alongside drag queens, as states consider limiting drag performances involving children.
Protesters inside the Tennessee State Capitol counted transgender killer Audrey Hale among the victims of the school shooting in Nashville during a moment of silence.
President Biden recognized Transgender Day of Visibility on Friday, saying transgender people were "made in the image of God and deserving of dignity, respect, and support."
Protesters demanding stricter gun control legislation in response to a recent mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville stormed the Tennessee Capitol building, resulting in chaos and at least one demonstrator being detained and released amid the commotion.
An activist group is set to hold a so-called "Trans Day of Vengeance" demonstration at the Supreme Court despite a transgender individual murdering six innocent people in Nashville this week.
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is calling for a Department of Justice investigation into the Nashville school shooting as a hate crime against Christians, citing federal law and urging the FBI and DHS to deploy all necessary resources to hold those accountable for the shooting.