Urge Gov. Haslam to protect LGBTQ state government employees

Outgoing Ohio Governor John Kasich recently signed an executive order barring discrimination against state government employees on the basis of gender identity. Discrimination based on sexual orientation was already banned.

Outgoing Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam could do the same for our state government employees. Sign the petition and urge him to protect LGBTQ state government employees by executive order. If we get 1000+ signatures, we will deliver them to the Governor's office.

Dear Governor Haslam,

We urge you to sign an executive order protecting Tennessee state government employees from job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, the same protections that Ohio state government employees enjoy thanks to the recent executive order signed by outgoing Ohio Governor John Kasich.

Employees of our public colleges and universities already enjoy these projections as do the public employees in Metro Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, and Knox County. Everyone deserves the opportunity to work without the fear of discrimination.

Thank you for considering our views.

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People should be comfortable productive individuals at work, free from unnecessary judgement and hardships. We should not block a persons earning capacity based on their sexual orientation, something beyond their control. It’s just backwards and it should be a civil injustice everywhere.
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Please help us retain and recruit the best possible workforce for UT—this means a lot to us Vols.
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Should be all TN employees
Larry Perry signed 2018-12-29 23:48:35 -0600
Marlene Siegel signed 2018-12-29 23:43:05 -0600

Dear Governor Haslam,

Please consider the importance of protecting the rights of all State government employees including those who identify as LGBTQ. This group of employees are state government employees, too, and deserve the same protections as non LGBTQ employees. All employees deserve to be protected from job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Thank you for your consideration on this matter.

Sincerely,

Marlene Siegel
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Please protect all Tennesseans from discrimination!