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

2,020 SIGNATURES
1,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Michelle Salinas
    signed 2023-03-18 23:02:06 -0500
  • Manuel Belso
    signed 2023-03-18 22:39:21 -0500
  • Marcos Barloco
    signed 2023-03-18 21:53:05 -0500
  • Evan Keith Macias
    signed 2023-03-18 21:23:17 -0500
    Como persona trans esto me causa mucha tristeza.

    ¿Cuándo entenderán que merecemos respeto al igual que todos? no pueden quitarnos nuestros derechos.
  • Sam Losada
    signed 2023-03-18 19:04:01 -0500
  • Krys Luque
    signed 2023-03-18 18:49:24 -0500
  • Ethan Jaimes Villanueva
    signed 2023-03-18 18:28:55 -0500
    TODOS TENEMOS DERECHOS Y TAMBIÉN SOMOS PERSONAS!
  • Ollie Hubert 🌝
    signed 2023-03-18 18:14:17 -0500
    Dang
  • Nicol Ocampo
    signed via 2023-03-18 17:59:41 -0500
    NO A LA LEY ANTI-TRANS NO!!
  • Mariana Hoyos Alzate
    signed 2023-03-18 17:14:19 -0500
    Los transportes merecen ayuda
  • Jonathan Mir-Valliallahzadeh
    signed 2023-03-18 17:07:03 -0500
  • Mary Smith
    signed 2023-03-18 16:56:08 -0500
  • Liz Borges
    signed 2023-03-18 16:06:30 -0500
  • Rui Parra
    signed 2023-03-18 15:35:55 -0500
  • Aurora Hdez
    signed 2023-03-18 15:06:20 -0500
  • Fabiola Nobile
    signed 2023-03-18 15:01:55 -0500
  • Amanda Bustamante
    signed 2023-03-18 15:00:08 -0500
  • elliot de la rosa
    signed 2023-03-18 14:45:06 -0500
  • Ryan Calderón
    signed 2023-03-18 14:27:26 -0500
  • Liam
    signed 2023-03-18 14:16:30 -0500
  • Aki Ra
    signed 2023-03-18 14:10:10 -0500
  • Dereck Franco Esteban Muñoz
    signed 2023-03-18 14:05:23 -0500
    Firmado, tratando de ayudar a más personas trans, animo, espero que pronto puedan seguir con su transicion<3
  • Karla Kyle
    signed 2023-03-18 14:04:52 -0500
    STOP THE BL
  • Yesica Violet Charlotte Ghironzi
    signed 2023-03-18 13:51:06 -0500
  • Gael Sespere
    signed 2023-03-18 13:44:24 -0500
  • Ethan González
    signed 2023-03-18 13:33:28 -0500
    Soy una persona trans, me causa tristeza y enojo ver muchas cosas y campañas en contra del sector del que pertenezco, espero que esté odio en contra de la gente trans y lgbtq+ se erradique en vez de todos, todas y todes ellos :(
  • Nick Salazar
    signed 2023-03-18 13:15:02 -0500
  • Sofia Ramirez
    signed 2023-03-18 12:58:08 -0500
  • Martis Camus
    signed 2023-03-18 12:30:54 -0500
  • luke Collinao
    signed 2023-03-18 12:25:42 -0500

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