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Nashville signs pro-LGBTQ order while Tennessee Republicans push license to discriminate
As lawmakers pursue legislation targeting the LGBTQ community, Nashville Mayor David Briley signaled there will be no hate in his city.
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Tennessee Republicans want to allow adoption agencies to turn away gay couples
One bill would allow adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples. The other would prevent them from suing after they were discriminated against.
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Four married lesbian couples are suing the state of Tennessee
A new law offers a sneaky way to deny same-sex couples the legal rights and protections granted to a “husband,” a “wife,” a “father” or “mother.”
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Tennessee just passed a new law meant to undermine LGBTQ rights
Courts will need to use the “ordinary meaning” of words in laws that use “husband and wife.” In other words, those laws won’t apply to same-sex couples.
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LGBTQ protest at Tennessee capitol spurs Republican crackdown on security
The clamor for tighter security follows allegations that protesters last week disrupted state business and vandalized a legislative aide’s flower vase.
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Tennessee governor criticizes Obama over transgender bill
Haslam called the directive a “heavy-handed approach” to an issue that should be handled by local authorities.
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Counseling group cancels conference to target Tennessee law
The American Counseling Association wants to put other states on notice that new LGBT laws can carry consequences.
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Tennessee governor signs religious exemptions into law
The new law allows mental health counselors to refuse to treat patients based on the therapist’s religious or personal beliefs.
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Tennessee House panel revives anti-trans restroom bill
The bill wants public school students to be required to use restrooms that match their sex at birth.
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Tenn. appeals ruling that state recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s governor is asking a federal judge to put her ruling requiring the state to recognize the marriages of three same-sex couples on hold while a higher court weighs in on the case.