Tennessee State Senate Committee approves #SlateofHate's dangerous “LGBTQ Erasure Bill” Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD – the world’s LGBTQ media advocacy organization, released the following statement after the Tennessee State Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 1085, a measure that’s a part of Tennessee’s #SlateofHate. If signed into law, SB 1085 could invalidate … Continue reading Tennessee State Senate Committee approves #SlateofHate's dangerous “LGBTQ Erasure Bill” →

GLAAD calls on Nashville’s music industry to speak out on discriminatory legislation awaiting Governor’s decision Stokes to Haslam: “You can avoid becoming the next North Carolina” NASHVILLE – Today, GLAAD joined Tennessee Equality Project and other local LGBTQ groups and civil rights organizations in Nashville to call on Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to veto HB … Continue reading GLAAD calls on Nashville’s music industry to speak out on discriminatory legislation awaiting Governor’s decision →

GLAAD: Gov. Haslam must veto dangerous 'LGBTQ Erasure Bill' Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD – the world’s LGBTQ media advocacy organization, released the following statement after the Tennessee General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1085/House Bill 1111. If signed into law, SB 1085 could invalidate marriages of LGBTQ couples and legal documents that … Continue reading GLAAD: Gov. Haslam must veto dangerous 'LGBTQ Erasure Bill' →

GLAAD applauds Tennessee State Senate for stopping destructive anti-trans bill Pro-LGBTQ Tennesseans must continue fighting #SlateOfHate currently in Tennessee Statehouse NEW YORK – Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD, released the following statement after the Tennessee Senate rejected the destructive, anti-trans Senate Bill 771, the “bathroom bill” that would permit open discrimination against … Continue reading GLAAD applauds Tennessee State Senate for stopping destructive anti-trans bill →