In today’s society we need to be pushing towards tolerance and acceptance. This bill only breeds hostility, resentment and discrimination. The possibility of increased hate crimes against individuals, especially mistaken hate crimes which include genetically born women who physically resemble men without the assistance of hormone therapy will increase. How is this bill a step towards ending prejudice and discrimination. If Haslam truly agrees with this and does not veto the bill then as a citizen of TN I will have to re-evaluate where to spend my tax dollars and where I want to purchase a permanent home. That will be in a more open and tolerant state.