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Tenn. Dismantles Discrimination Ordinances


TENNESSEE STATE CAPITOL X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM

In response to an ordinance banning LGBT discrimination in Nashville, the Tennessee legislature has passed a bill that bans all cities and counties from enacting non-discrimination ordinances.

The bill prohibits localities from adopting all anti-discrimination laws, including those based on race, religion, sex, and age. The Human Rights Campaign says the Tennessee legislature took action on the bill after Nashville's gay-inclusive law was recently enacted.

SB 632/HB 600 now heads to the desk of Republican governor Bill Haslam.

"Limiting the rights and protections cities and counties can provide their own citizens is fundamentally unjust," HRC president Joe Solmonese said in a press release.

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  • Name: d.s.
    Date posted: 5/23/2011 10:47:30 PM
    Hometown: chattanooga

    Comment:

    Boycott Pilot Flying J Truck Stops and Food Convenience Stores. That company was founded by the gov's father and the gov. is the former President of that company. Also DEMAND that the thirteen companies that were selected by Americablog withdraw ALL FUNDING for the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce.

  • Name: riffraf002
    Date posted: 5/23/2011 7:39:47 AM
    Hometown: Portland Maine

    Comment:

    We have started a boycutt in Maine of local business the church and any agency that gives money to anti gay bigots in Maine for your punk ass information. Gays need to stop being punks and take a more hard line with an enemy that continues to murder and discriminate against our comunity. If you want to have peace with an enemy that is hell bent on destroying us. Those of us in Maine fight everyday with our anti gay state to advance the cause of freedom for gay people by any and all means.

  • Name: Peter
    Date posted: 5/23/2011 4:34:52 AM
    Hometown: Tampa

    Comment:

    Sounds like Tennessee wants to out-shine Mississippi and Alabama as the most backwards state. Good luck with that.

  • Name: Martin's Finest
    Date posted: 5/23/2011 12:24:56 AM
    Hometown: Martin

    Comment:

    Please, do not boycott TN business's! There are plenty that are LGBT supporters and they will be hurt by a statewide boycott. The companies that backed the bill are the ones that should be punished. With the new law it is going to be hard enough on the gay community. It is hard enough knowing that everyday I go to work I might get fired for being who I am, but it is even worse to add on that I could be fired because business is doing so poorly.

  • Name: Matt87
    Date posted: 5/22/2011 10:39:50 PM
    Hometown: Baltimore

    Comment:

    It's unenforceable! We won this battle already at the Supreme Court years ago over Colorado in Romer v. Evans (1996).

  • Name: Matthew
    Date posted: 5/22/2011 6:16:33 PM
    Hometown: New London, CT

    Comment:

    Riffraf002 in Portland : Maybe we should include Maine with that boycott as well ---- seeing your state voted for Measure 1... Right ?? No lobsters, Tom's of Maine, or blueberries for me..... Cool ??

  • Name: ED OF TENNESSEE
    Date posted: 5/22/2011 5:33:43 PM
    Hometown: CHATTANOOGA, TN

    Comment:

    BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU THIS : TENNESSEE IS TIED WITH MISSISSIPPI FOR THE MOST PREJUDICE AND HATEFUL STATE IN THE UNION !!!! I KNOW BECAUSE I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE !!!! THERE ARE SO MANY IGNORANT PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN ONLY EXPECT THE VERY LOWEST IQ FROM THE REPUBLICONS THAT CONTROL THE GOVERNMENT HERE. THEY LOVE TO PICK ON THE GAY COMMUNITY SINCE THE SODOMY LAWS WERE ABOLISHED AND SINCE THEY CAN NO LONGER DEGRADE AND DEMEAN THE BLACK COMMUNITY !!!! THEY HAVE TO HATE SOMEONE, SO THE GAY COMMUNITY IS ELECTED. THERE ARE HOMES HERE IN CHATTANOOGA, TN THAT STILL FLY THE REBEL CIVIL WAR FLAG AND YOU WILL SEE REBEL FLAG LICENSE PLATES ON EVERY PICK-UP 4X4 IN THE STATE. MOST PEOPLE HERE DO NOT GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND SPEND THEIR LIVES PREGNANT, BAREFOOT, ON DRUGS AND SELLING DRUGS (ESPECIALLY METH); IT'S THE MANLY THING TO DO...THEY ALSO HAVE ABOUT 10 KIDS PER FAMILY TO CARRY ON THE SLOTH-IGBORANT TRADITION...ED OF TENNESSEE

  • Name: ED OF TENNESSEE
    Date posted: 5/22/2011 5:24:42 PM
    Hometown: CHATTANOOGA, TN

    Comment:

    TENNESSEE IS TIED WITH MISSISSIPPI FOR THE MOST PREJUDICE AND HATEFUL STATE IN THE UNION !!!! I KNOW BECAUSE I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE !!!! THERE ARE SO MANY IGNORANT PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN ONLY EXPECT THE VERY LOWEST IQ FROM THE REPUBLICONS THAT CONTROL THE GOVERNMENT HERE. THEY LOVE TO PICK ON THE GAY COMMUNITY SINCE THE SODOMY LAWS WERE ABOLISHED AND SINCE THEY CAN NO LONGER DEGRADE AND DEMEAN THE BLACK COMMUNITY !!!! THEY HAVE TO HATE SOMEONE, SO THE GAY COMMUNITY IS ELECTED. THERE ARE HOMES HERE IN CHATTANOOGA, TN THAT STILL FLY THE REBEL CIVIL WAR FLAG AND YOU WILL SEE REBEL FLAG LICENSE PLATES ON EVERY PICK-UP 4X4 IN THE STATE. MOST PEOPLE HERE DO NOT GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND SPEND THEIR LIVES PREGNANT, BAREFOOT, ON DRUGS AND SELLING DRUGS (ESPECIALLY METH); IT'S THE MANLY THING TO DO...THEY ALSO HAVE ABOUT 10 KIDS PER FAMILY TO CARRY ON THE SLOTH-IGBORANT TRADITION.....ED OF TENNESSEE

  • Name: ED OF TENNESSEE
    Date posted: 5/22/2011 5:17:55 PM
    Hometown: CHATTANOOGA, TN

    Comment:

    A L S O ........THERE IS A CHURCH ON EVERY CORNER IN TENNESSEE AND EVERYONE CLAIMS TO BE A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN HERE....YOU WILL SEE A "JESUS FISH" ON EVERY TRUNK LID OF THE GAS GUZZLING AUTOS FOUND IN TENNESSEE...THE SAME PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE "JESUS FISH", AND THAT CLAIM TO BE DEVOUT CHRISTIANS, ARE THE SAME PEOPLE YOU SEE AT THE BARS GETTING DRUNK AND DOING EVERY DRUG THEY CAN GET THEIR LYING HANDS ON, EACH SATURDAY NIGHT !!!!....I SAY AGAIN, WHY WOULD YOU EXPECT ANYTHING BUT STUPIDITY FROM THESE TENNESSEE REPUBLICON HILLBILLY SLIMEBALLS ???? THESE TRAILER TRASH MORONS, LIKE ALL OTHER IGNORANT SOUTHERN REPUBLICON POLITICIANS, ARE THE SCUM FROM THE BOTTOM OF AN ABANDONED OUT-HOUSE AND SHOULD BE DEPORTED TO IRAN AND IRAQ.....I HATE THESE SELF RIGHTEOUS, PREJUDICE, CORRUPT AND BIGOTED BOZOS WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE; ...ALWAYS HAVE, .....ALWAYS WILL!!!! ED OF TENNESSEE

  • Name: ED OF TENNESSEE
    Date posted: 5/22/2011 5:05:05 PM
    Hometown: CHATTANOOGA, TN

    Comment:

    A L S O ........THERE IS A CHURCH ON EVERY CORNER IN TENNESSEE AND EVERYONE CLAIMS TO BE A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN HERE....YOU WILL SEE A "JESUS FISH" ON EVERY TRUNK LID OF THE GAS GUZZLING AUTOS FOUND IN TENNESSEE...THE SAME PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE "JESUS FISH", AND THAT CLAIM TO BE DEVOUT CHRISTIANS, ARE THE SAME PEOPLE YOU SEE AT THE BARS GETTING DRUNK AND DOING EVERY DRUG THEY CAN GET THEIR LYING HANDS ON, EACH SATURDAY NIGHT !!!!....I SAY AGAIN, WHY WOULD YOU EXPECT ANYTHING BUT STUPIDITY FROM THESE TENNESSEE REPUBLICON HILLBILLY SLIMEBALLS ???? THESE TRAILER TRASH MORONS, LIKE ALL OTHER IGNORANT SOUTHERN REPUBLICON POLITICIANS, ARE THE SCUM FROM THE BOTTOM OF AN ABONDONED OUT-HOUSE AND SHOULD BE DEPORTED TO IRAN AND IRAQ.....I HATE THESE SELF RIGHTEOUS, PREJUDICE, CORRUPT AND BIGOTED BOZOS WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE; ...ALWAYS HAVE, .....ALWAYS WILL!!!! ED OF TENNESSEE

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