"Are you an athlete who supports the equality of LGBT people?"  If so and you play or coach a sport in high school or college or with a professional or club team, your voice can help advance acceptance and equality in Tennessee.  By endorsing Athletes for Acceptance, you are simply saying that you support the equality of LGBT people and you are helping change the conversation about equality in our state.  The Tennessee Equality Project is grateful for your support of this initiative started by our high school interns from Shelby, Rutherford, Williamson, and Davidson Counties. 

Endorsing Athletes for Acceptance is simple.  All you have to do is give us a little information.  Thank you.

*Note:  Entire teams are welcome to join.  If you have difficulty with the process, contact us at [email protected] .

The response to discriminatory laws in Indiana, North Carolina, and Mississippi makes it clear that everyone is affected.  So we all have a role to play in making sure that Tennessee is able to attract good jobs and keep our economy open for business.  That includes conservatives, independents, and business people, too.  Please, endorse Keep Tennessee Open For Business.  Use your voice and your influence to speak out for a prosperous Tennessee.

Economic opportunity allows individuals to live up to their potential and keeps families strong.  Discriminatory laws in other states have resulted in billions of dollars of losses because of boycotts and companies reconsidering their investments .  Tennessee cannot afford to go down that road.  Legislation like HB1840, which allows counselors to discriminate, and HB2414, which micromanages which bathrooms students are allowed to use, risks Tennessee's prosperity.

I endorse Keep Tennessee Open For Business to say that I stand for economic opportunity for our state and against discriminatory legislation that poses a threat to our future.