This latest onslaught of bills in Tennessee takes away the rights of trans youth, their parents and their doctors to make their own best-practice healthcare decisions that are informed by medical standards of care. Tennessee has passed more anti-LGBTQ+ laws than any other state, with more than a dozen laws passed since 2015. Tennessee legislators have embraced anti-LGBTQ+ extremism, and it is turning Tennessee into an unlivable state for LGBTQ+ folks, particularly transgender youth and their families.
And criminalizing drag artists is simply outrageous. It wastes taxpayer money, risks artists' livelihoods, hurts small businesses and diminishes Tennessee's legacy of entertainment.
These are just the latest. Tennessee has now passed more anti-LGBTQ+ legislation than any state in the country. Tennesseans don't want to be known for this!
Signing this pledge with HRC lets enemies like Governor Lee and extremists lawmakers know that no state should be a place for hate.
NO HATE PLEDGE:
These anti-LGBTQ+ attacks in Tennessee DO NOT represent my values. Attacks anywhere do not represent my values! Stop attacking children, parents and marginalized people. Together we will shine the light on this injustice in Tennessee — and in every single state across the country!
have signed.
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