The People's Petition Against the Slate of Hate

The people of Tennessee are speaking out against bills that result in discrimination against LGBTQ people in our state.  Here is our statement with a summary of the bills.

"As residents of Tennessee, we oppose these bills in the Tennessee General Assembly. They promote discrimination rather than justice and demean the worth of LGBTQ people in our state.  We call on people of good will to join us in speaking out for basic fairness."

The bills are:

SB848/HB1152 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Ragan and SB1304/HB836 by Sen. Pody and Rep. Rudd.   These bills promote state-sanctioned discrimination by private adoption agencies against prospective parents on the basis of religious and moral objection.

SB364/HB563 by Sen. Gardenhire and Rep. Zachary.  The Business License to Discriminate bill.  The bill casts businesses rather than the LGBTQ community as possible victims of discrimination and opens the door to taxpayer funded discrimination.

SB1297/HB1151 by Sen. Pody and Rep. Ragan.  While the bill seems to be about indecent exposure, its original text is a devious attempt to criminalize transgender and gender nonconforming people in restrooms and locker rooms.  The bill has been amended in a House subcommittee to remove the portions targeting the transgender community.  We want to make sure the amendment remains on the bill.

SB1499/HB1274 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Holt. This bill requires the Attorney General to defend school districts that engage in anti-transgender bathroom discrimination.  

SB1282/HB1369 by Sen. Pody and Rep. J. Sexton.  The Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act is an attack on marriage equality.

Who's signing

Trey
Stephanie Albion
Rita Oliveira
Abyan Haseq
Jeanne Boisne
Sophie B
Claire Lotus
Romy Beier
Finley Fisher
Astri Maila Bjørkheim
Amanda M
2,020 SIGNATURES
1,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Lei Mas
    signed 2023-04-24 01:38:07 -0500
    We are people too.
  • Josephine Ferrell
    signed 2023-04-22 23:49:35 -0500
  • Trey
    signed 2023-04-22 10:15:49 -0500
  • Aether Howlett
    signed 2023-04-22 00:02:08 -0500
  • Stephanie Albion
    signed 2023-04-16 22:23:56 -0500
  • Char Hehwh
    signed 2023-04-13 16:57:54 -0500
  • Rita Oliveira
    signed 2023-04-12 13:18:25 -0500
  • manpreet tamber
    signed 2023-04-12 12:22:19 -0500
  • Matias Corella
    signed 2023-04-11 19:26:04 -0500
    🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️
  • Luka Megurine
    signed 2023-04-11 05:51:32 -0500
  • Abyan Haseq
    signed 2023-04-10 18:02:06 -0500
  • Jeanne Boisne
    signed 2023-04-10 02:08:29 -0500
  • May Me
    signed 2023-04-09 23:07:41 -0500
  • Liam Molina
    signed 2023-04-09 19:07:34 -0500
  • Sophie B
    signed 2023-04-09 01:34:01 -0500
  • Joel Miller
    signed 2023-04-08 18:12:49 -0500
  • Claire Lotus
    signed 2023-04-08 09:19:12 -0500
    These bills will cause so much harm and death.
  • Douglas K. Fowler
    signed 2023-04-07 15:48:37 -0500
    Why are guns more important than children.
  • Tristan Celayeta
    signed 2023-04-07 14:50:44 -0500
  • Elad Shpunt
    signed 2023-04-07 14:33:13 -0500
  • darby mcgowan
    signed 2023-04-07 05:53:55 -0500
  • Lilly Meyer
    signed 2023-04-07 04:17:22 -0500
  • Romy Beier
    signed 2023-04-07 02:58:52 -0500
  • Dustin Cruz
    signed 2023-04-06 06:14:18 -0500
  • Finley Fisher
    signed 2023-04-06 01:39:18 -0500
  • Shayla West
    signed 2023-04-05 12:38:45 -0500
  • Astri Maila Bjørkheim
    signed 2023-04-04 22:38:18 -0500
  • Kara Lafond
    signed 2023-04-04 18:12:03 -0500
  • Nghi To
    signed 2023-04-04 16:35:49 -0500
  • Amanda M
    signed 2023-04-03 10:43:43 -0500

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