Federally endangered red wolves have been extirpated from much of their range including in Tennessee.

Tennessee is one of 15 states that actively discriminates against LGBTQ+ people.

Since Roe V. Wade was overturned, abortion is completely banned in Tennessee with very limited exceptions.

Tennessee has among the highest rates of book bans in the nation.

Tennessee is among the US states that still allows the death penalty, which is banned in every other western industrialized country.