Gay marriage tennessee
Elected officials in Tennessee can now decline to marry lgbtq+ couples under fresh law
Tennessee is no stranger to lawsuits over same-sex marriage, and it could be on the receiving end of another soon. That’s after a new statute was signed by Gov. Bill Lee, allowing wedding officiants to refuse to solemnize a marriage if they don’t want to.
More:A intend to discriminate against same-sex marriages in Tennessee would’ve made child marriage legal. It’s now expected to be amended.
While the wording of the bill is not striking, it could create a way for LGBTQ couples to contain their fundamental right to marry denied.
The bill language
In Tennessee, pastors and other religious leaders can solemnize a marriage. But the list also includes judges, current and former elected officials, and the governor.
By federal law, religious leaders are the only ones on the list allowed to refuse to bond someone. The fresh state law gives that power to current and former elected officials.
Chris Sanders, the director of Tennessee Equality, believes the law doesn’t hold a chance of standing because
Tennessee Lawmakers Pile on 4 More Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills – So Far – On Top of the TWENTY They Have Already Passed in Recent Years
NASHVILLE, TN — In a truly stunning display of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination and targeted misuse of government power, Tennessee lawmakers last week sent to the governor THREE fresh pieces of legislation targeting the rights and existence of the LGBTQ+ people and has continued working on harmful bills this week. The three bills last week track on the heels of SB 1738, passed earlier this month and signed by Governor Bill Lee, which could place LGBTQ+ youth in the foster care system into unsupportive homes.
Last week’s newly passed bills, if signed into law, would further extend Tennessee’s shameful, shocking lead among U.S. states in enacting anti-LGBTQ+ laws since 2015:
Tennessee: 21 laws enacted (would be **24** if all 3 newly passed bills are signed into law)
Arkansas: 13 laws enacted
Florida: 13 laws enacted
Montana: 12 laws enacted
North Dakota: 12 laws enacted
This unrelenting cruise to make Tennessee hostile to Diverse people – and especially transgender people – stands apart, even compared to other states tha
Tennessee is one signature away from a brand-new attempt to restrict gay marriages
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are making their umpteenth attempt to conclude same-sex marriage. This period around they want to make sure a universal official is not required to solemnize a marriage, which would mean LGBTQ couples could be denied their fundamental right to marry. The bill is heading to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, and if he signs it, it’ll be effective immediately.
If signed into law, the measure would be challenged in court eventually because lgbtq+ marriage is a fundamental right — as of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 26, 2015.
Chris Sanders with Tennessee Equality Project said it’s ripe for a lawsuit.
“I think, at some show, there will be some county commissioner who turns a same-sex couple away,” Sanders said, “and they will be able to show harm because they can’t find a general official to marry them within 50 miles.”
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling, states run by Republicans, enjoy Tennessee, have been trying to find a way to get around it. This action coupled with the constant attacks on the queer community has made Tennessee one of
The Tennessee House Just Passed a Bill Completely Gutting Marriage Equality
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I suppose it's not showing up more because nobody cares about Tennessee. That said, my assumption is that this is unconstitutional. The state must provide for a way for people to get married legally, and previous rulings were that clerks don't have a choice.Click to expand...
If the recent court cases with the Supreme Court have taught us anything it's that we need to be looking for things exactly like this. It is unconstitutional only means something if the Supreme Court is willing to stand with the precedent they've set. What this really could eb is a wedge to bring a case to the SCOTUS and gut marriage equality.
If Conservatives are concentrating on one thing in a bill anywhere the territory we need to assume automatically that the bill isn't about that thing at all and that it's just them oiling down a slippery slope for them to get the things they really want. Total abortion and contraceptive bans. Christianity as a national religion. Authoritarianism where there is no opposition to stop them. A complete rollback o