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No vote on Tennessee’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill; measure dead this session
NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, will not be put to a final vote needed for passage in the Tennessee state House, according to the bill’s sponsor.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill introduced in Missouri state House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Anti-gay legislation made its comeback in the Missouri legislature on Thursday as House Bill 2051, sponsored by Rep. Steve Cookson (R-Dist. 153), was referred to the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee.
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Tennessee House committee approves ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
The Tennessee state House Education Committee on Tuesday approved the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill by a vote of 8-7. The measure had initially failed on a voice vote, but passed in a roll call vote requested by its sponsor.
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Tennessee’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill delayed again; Governor says it’s unnecessary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill — a measure that would limit all sexually related instruction to “natural human reproduction science” in kindergarten through eighth grade — was again delayed on Tuesday by its sponsor.
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Tennessee lawmaker delays ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, but not ‘backing off’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, scheduled to be heard by the Tennessee state House Education Committee today, has been delayed for up to three weeks while the bill’s sponsor works on its language.
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Tennessee House panel votes in favor of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A panel in the Tennessee state House on Wednesday voted to advance the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, a measure that would prohibit Tennessee public schools from teaching LGBTQ-related issues.
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Tennessee lawmaker booted from local restaurant over anti-gay remarks
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State Sen. Stacey Campfield — the Knoxville lawmaker who is behind the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill making its way in the Tennessee state legislature — was ejected from Knoxville bistro on Sunday because of his anti-gay views.
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TN lawmaker claims it’s ‘virtually impossible to contract AIDS through heterosexual sex’
A Tennessee state lawmaker on Thursday claimed that HIV originated in the gay community by an airline pilot who had sex with monkey, and that it was “virtually impossible” to contract the disease through heterosexual sex.
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TN lawmaker compares homosexuality to ‘pedophilia, prostitution, murder’
According to Tennessee lawmaker Joe Ragan, gay “feelings” can be controlled by “mentally healthy adult human beings,” and questioned, “Should society avoid disapproving of pedophilia, prostitution, murder, etc., because practitioners of those behaviors may commit suicide at higher rates?”
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Debate on Tennessee’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill delayed in committee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A controversial piece of legislation dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — which would ban Tennessee public schools from teaching about LGBTQ issues — was delayed from a vote Wednesday after its sponsor claimed two fellow Republicans on the committee “weren’t very familiar with it” and wanted more time to review the […]