Tennessee State Legislature Passes Bill to Allow LGBTQ Marriage Discrimination
The bill would also allow government officials to deny marriage rights to interracial couples, critics warn.
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The bill would also allow government officials to deny marriage rights to interracial couples, critics warn.
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…
The bill's main sponsor is a longtime opponent of same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ rights.
Senate Bill 596, which would allow officiants to decline to perform weddings, passed the Tennessee Senate without debate along party lines on Monday.