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?

  • Abigail Gomez
    signed 2023-02-28 15:58:08 -0600
  • Rem Sudol
    signed 2023-02-28 15:56:06 -0600
  • Deacon Webb
    signed 2023-02-28 15:55:35 -0600
  • Migail Gaffley
    signed 2023-02-28 15:55:10 -0600
  • Persephone Swenson
    signed 2023-02-28 15:55:09 -0600
  • Xin Phillips
    signed 2023-02-28 15:54:28 -0600
  • Levi Lang
    signed 2023-02-28 15:53:09 -0600
  • Anna Curry
    signed 2023-02-28 15:52:25 -0600
  • Nova Hunter
    signed 2023-02-28 15:52:08 -0600
  • Clay Rutherford
    signed 2023-02-28 15:51:59 -0600
  • Mylo Lozenski
    signed 2023-02-28 15:51:56 -0600
    Protect trans rights
  • Kovács L
    signed 2023-02-28 15:51:10 -0600
  • Mason Williams
    signed 2023-02-28 15:48:40 -0600
  • Sal Seidel
    signed 2023-02-28 15:47:46 -0600
  • Stephanie Alatorre
    signed 2023-02-28 15:46:41 -0600
  • Kenny Flynn
    signed 2023-02-28 15:46:00 -0600
  • Crow Crow
    signed 2023-02-28 15:44:56 -0600
    Protect trans kids, trans rights are human rights
  • Maho Kernevez
    signed 2023-02-28 15:44:39 -0600
  • A A
    signed 2023-02-28 15:41:08 -0600
  • Elliah Parker
    signed 2023-02-28 15:40:27 -0600
  • daniel lambe
    signed 2023-02-28 15:38:45 -0600
  • Ornella Williamson
    signed 2023-02-28 15:37:13 -0600
    This is literally 2023 leave trans lives alone
  • Maggie Bigelow
    signed 2023-02-28 15:36:03 -0600
  • Ajax Lopez
    signed 2023-02-28 15:35:26 -0600
  • Rowan Creech
    signed 2023-02-28 15:33:46 -0600
  • finn denham
    signed 2023-02-28 15:30:00 -0600
  • Avery Stear
    signed 2023-02-28 15:28:01 -0600
    I am rooting for all the trans people out there stay strong
  • Lundynn Wiliams
    signed 2023-02-28 15:27:36 -0600
  • Damien Neumyer
    signed 2023-02-28 15:26:26 -0600
  • Austen Self
    signed 2023-02-28 15:26:02 -0600

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