The bill passed in the House but was deferred in the Senate for around a year. Opponents of the bill said it would allow county clerks to refuse LGBTQ+ marriages.
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They call it the "slate of hate." It's a list of bills, compiled by members of the Tennessee LGBTQ community that they claim unfairly targets them and their allies.
Tennessee lawmakers gave final approval to legislation that would allow public officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages, sending the controversial bill to the governor, who has not said whether he will sign it. Tennessee’s House Bill 878 states that a person “shall not be required to solemnize a marriage” if they object to doing so…