Tennessee Republicans advance bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents
Legislation (HB1473/SB1746) by Rep. Gino Bulso of Brentwood and Sen. Janice Bowling of Tullahoma — both Republicans — that says: “private citizens and organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or by the Supreme Court’s purported interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment in Obergefell v. Hodges,” the Supreme Court’s ruling. While state government is bound by the the decision, private companies and individuals are not, Bulso said;
The “No Pride Flag or Month Act” (HB1474/SB1746) by Bulso and Sen. Joey Hensley, a Republican from Howenwald. The act would ban pride flags, emblems and observances, including Pride month, by “any employee, volunteer, or agent” of the state.
The “Banning Bostock Act” (HB1472/SB1745) by Bulso and Bowling to bar state anti-discrimination laws from applying to LGBTQ individuals. The bill would largely apply to companies with fewer than 15 employees who are not bound by the Supreme Court’s Bostock decision establishing that LGBTQ employees cannot be fired due to their sexual orientation. An independent fiscal analysis of the bill found it could jeopardize future federal funding.
Legislation (HB1666/SB1665) by Rep. Aron Maberry of Clarksville and Sen. Paul Rose of Covington, both Republicans, adding honorifics such as “Mr.” or “Ms” to an existing state law that says public school employees are “not required to use a student’s preferred pronoun.”
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