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

2,017 SIGNATURES
1,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Goldey Bowers
    signed 2023-02-28 18:27:57 -0600
  • Lemon_ Milk :]
    signed 2023-02-28 18:27:48 -0600
    TRANS PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE WERE NOT DOING ANYONE WRONG ALL WE ARE DOING IS BEING ARE SELF’S!!
  • Ej Painter
    signed 2023-02-28 18:27:30 -0600
  • Aspyn Hodder
    signed 2023-02-28 18:26:19 -0600
  • Violet Watkins
    signed 2023-02-28 18:18:38 -0600
  • Sophie Shirlen
    signed 2023-02-28 18:14:59 -0600
  • Anika Škojo
    signed 2023-02-28 18:14:53 -0600
  • Disa Dominguez
    signed 2023-02-28 18:12:58 -0600
  • jasper preston
    signed 2023-02-28 18:12:47 -0600
  • Elijah Darby
    signed 2023-02-28 18:12:18 -0600
  • Hampton Brooks
    signed 2023-02-28 18:10:53 -0600
  • Cade Ham
    signed 2023-02-28 18:09:46 -0600
  • Oskar B.
    signed 2023-02-28 18:07:55 -0600
    Please stop killing trans people.
  • Nikki Charles
    signed 2023-02-28 18:04:40 -0600
  • Martine LaSorsa
    signed 2023-02-28 18:04:27 -0600
  • Julia Angueira
    signed 2023-02-28 18:03:20 -0600
  • Araya kali Guantone
    signed 2023-02-28 18:02:38 -0600
    This is not the name I use but it’s my legal name
  • Jade Correa
    signed 2023-02-28 17:59:36 -0600
    I’m a genderfluid teen living in Florida and I want to do all that I can to stop transgender discrimination in the states.
  • harper
    signed 2023-02-28 17:59:34 -0600
  • ivy buffalo
    signed 2023-02-28 17:59:12 -0600
  • Mesco Calvetti
    signed 2023-02-28 17:58:30 -0600
  • Marcus Easton
    signed 2023-02-28 17:55:06 -0600
  • Sanam Iar
    signed 2023-02-28 17:53:55 -0600
  • Dajah Wilder
    signed 2023-02-28 17:51:05 -0600
  • Kenny Armendariz
    signed 2023-02-28 17:47:46 -0600
  • mike cost
    signed 2023-02-28 17:47:31 -0600
  • Chloe Cartwright
    signed 2023-02-28 17:46:51 -0600
  • Ash Candella
    signed 2023-02-28 17:42:23 -0600
  • Rosalina Long
    signed 2023-02-28 17:41:13 -0600
    Stop this bill
  • Naomi Carter
    signed 2023-02-28 17:40:56 -0600

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