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Jim Thomason signed VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill 2016-04-09 12:10:33 -0500
VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill
Please, add your voice and urge Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to veto this discriminatory bill.
Add signatureDear Governor Haslam,
We urge you to veto HB1840, which allows counselors to turn away clients based on the counselor's biases and values. This bill puts the focus on the desires of counselors rather than on the needs of clients, damaging the counseling profession and putting clients at risk.
An anti-bullying amendment was stripped from the bill in the House Health Committee leaving youth vulnerable in areas where mental health services are not widely available.
Thank you for considering our views.
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Jim Thomason signed Governor Haslam, Fight for trans students and against SB2387/HB2414 2016-03-21 08:12:33 -0500This bill does not solve any existing problem. I had a transgendered employee in 1985! We worked through this in our place of business and she was successful there for many years. As rare as this occurs, each school can work through these issues without state mandate. Transgendered students are the most at-risk for abuse and homelessness. How can we, in good conscience, give the full weight of state law to further marginalize them.
Governor Haslam, Fight for trans students and against SB2387/HB2414
Please, join us in encouraging Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to fight against this attack on transgender students.
Add signatureDear Governor Haslam,
We call on you to do everything in your power to lobby against passage of SB2387/HB2414, the anti-transgender student bathroom bill. We also ask that you VETO the bill if it reaches your desk.
The bill endangers vulnerable students and it risks significant U.S. Department of Education funds to Tennessee. If this bill became law, the enforcement would be a nightmare for school districts across the state.
Show the world that Tennessee is a welcoming state. Thank you for considering our views.
Jim Thomason
Human Resources professional, Board Member at Soles4Souls, Vatican 1 Catholic, Texas Aggie, happily transplanted Nashvillian and Subaru Evangelist.