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?

  • T T
    signed 2023-02-28 15:25:18 -0600
  • Poo poo Man
    signed 2023-02-28 15:25:04 -0600
    Poo poo man is scared for trans people.. Love from the UK ♥︎
  • Geo
    signed 2023-02-28 15:20:23 -0600
    WE CAN DO THIS YALL 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
  • Alaina DiMaggio
    signed 2023-02-28 15:19:22 -0600
  • juliet perez
    signed 2023-02-28 15:18:18 -0600
  • Rhiannon Sims
    signed 2023-02-28 15:17:14 -0600
  • Andrew Alvey
    signed 2023-02-28 15:16:57 -0600
    This is downright idiotic, men need to open their minds to more than just an American dream. Fearing the unknown is exactly why we are the way we are today
  • Cinna
    signed 2023-02-28 15:16:39 -0600
  • Sydney Lynn
    signed 2023-02-28 15:16:35 -0600
  • Max Beeri
    signed 2023-02-28 15:15:49 -0600
    FUCK TRASNSPHOBES🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️
  • Jody Harlston-Maxwell
    signed 2023-02-28 15:14:11 -0600
  • Roman Case
    signed 2023-02-28 15:10:53 -0600
  • ollie dockery
    signed 2023-02-28 15:07:50 -0600
  • Selene Liaison
    signed 2023-02-28 15:07:33 -0600
  • James Parks
    signed 2023-02-28 15:05:39 -0600
  • Sam Hardman
    signed 2023-02-28 15:05:30 -0600
  • Salem Pittenger
    signed 2023-02-28 15:03:45 -0600
    This has to stop
  • Kannon John
    signed 2023-02-28 14:59:48 -0600
  • Lei Wright
    signed 2023-02-28 14:57:04 -0600
  • Kayden McCoy
    signed 2023-02-28 14:53:24 -0600
    FUCK TRANSPHOBES
  • Lucas Sheehan
    signed 2023-02-28 14:50:39 -0600
  • Max Magnolia
    signed 2023-02-28 14:46:12 -0600
  • Peyton English
    signed 2023-02-28 14:45:03 -0600
    Trans rights are just basically human rights tbh
  • Oliver Philpot
    signed 2023-02-28 14:44:14 -0600
  • Gerren Odartey
    signed 2023-02-28 14:43:39 -0600
  • Saeran Joshi
    signed 2023-02-28 14:42:35 -0600
    I hope that everyone gets equal rights. what people are doing is so wrong bro. as a trans person myself, the government is so messed up.
  • Bethany Davis
    signed 2023-02-28 14:42:33 -0600
  • Theodore Smith
    signed 2023-02-28 14:37:31 -0600
  • Homa Hashemi
    signed via 2023-02-28 14:37:10 -0600
  • Charlie Solis
    signed 2023-02-28 14:36:54 -0600

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