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Tennessee spikes bill allowing LGBT adoption refusals
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday spiked a proposal canada goose outlet online that would have allowed faith based adoption agencies to canada goose outlet new york city refuse to place children with gay parents and other buy canada goose jacket cheap families buy canada goose jacket because of their religious beliefs.
The bill had been scheduled to be debated by the GOP dominant Senate. However, at the last minute, the sponsor quietly asked for the proposal to be taken up next legislative session essentially killing it for the year. There was no debate or explanation why the bill with withdrawn.
Supporters had argued the bill was needed to protect canada goose outlet jackets against potential lawsuits hostile to an adoption official canada goose outlet Canada Goose Coats On Sale group’s religious beliefs. However, opponents countered the measure would give adoption agencies free reign to discriminate cheap canada goose against LGBTQ families, single parents and non Christians.
Tuesday’s developments came as national advocates have raised concerns about a series of Tennessee bills this session that they argue discriminate against LGBTQ individuals, including canadian goose jacket the adoption canada goose outlet proposal and another to prevent government agencies from considering a business’s Canada Goose Jackets nondiscrimination policies when selecting a contract.
Notably, Amazon joined a growing a list of canada goose factory outlet major companies canada goose outlet shop urging the Tennessee General Assembly canada goose black friday sale to avoid bills that negatively impact LGBTQ canada goose outlet black friday individuals. Over the weekend, the Tennessee Titans canada goose factory sale announced they also opposed the slate of bills facing canada goose outlet toronto factory national scrutiny, warning that Nashville could risk hosting another NFL Draft like the one held recently if the measures were to become law.
Meanwhile, music superstar Taylor Swift donated $113,000 to the Canada Goose Online Tennessee Equality Project to fight the bills critics say discriminate against LGBTQ people. In a handwritten letter explaining the donation, Swift praised religious leaders who https://www.dvu-nds.de had opposed the anti LGBTQ bills and were “standing up canada goose uk shop against the ‘Slate of Hate’ in our state legislature.”
While the Senate pulled back the adoption bill, the chamber did advance a watered down proposal to spell out that Tennessee’s public indecency law applies to single sex, multiperson bathrooms and changing rooms. While the bill had been significantly amended, critics argues there’s still risk the bill could be misused canada goose outlet store to arrest transgender canada goose outlet sale people.