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<\/a><\/p>\nThe bill argues that Tennessee doesn\u2019t have to follow the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on same-sex<\/a> marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n Fox17<\/b><\/a> reports that Senator Mae Beavers<\/a>\u00a0(right) and Representative Mark Pody<\/a>\u00a0(above right) managed to speak for less than two minutes before being confronted by the angry audience.<\/span><\/p>\n When confronted by an actual, real, live<\/a> homosexual (above left), Pody is seen to be utterly flummoxed.<\/p>\n Senator Mae Beavers and Represent Pody walked out of the conference in less than 3 minutes w\/o listening to any protesters! Cowards!<\/p>\n \u2014 Chris Mitchell (@Nickelbugmusic) February 15, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Via Fox17:<\/p>\n So many opponents started disrupting the press conference both lawmakers ended it early only to be chased down the hall by those demonstrators.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSome kind of Christian you are you won\u2019t allow someone else to have equal rights under God with you,\u201d one demonstrator said.<\/span><\/p>\n Among the people in the crowd were Ann and Darlene Jacobs-Anderson.<\/span><\/p>\n The same-sex<\/a> couple<\/a> told Fox 17 news they should not have to fight for their marriage that came after the Supreme Court decision..<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI pay my taxes and they say my marriage isn\u2019t valid,\u201d Ann Jacobs-Anderson said. \u201cWho are they who are they to say my marriage isn\u2019t valid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Sen. Beavers said the bathroom bill is needed to protect students at school. She also said the marriage bill is necessary to protect the Tennessee Constitution that prohibits gay<\/a> marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t feel like this is something the Supreme Court should\u2019ve even take up, and I believe in State sovereignty and I believe in the ability of Tennessee to write their own Constitution,\u201d Beavers said.<\/span><\/p>\n Protesters then chased Beavers and Pody to their offices.<\/span><\/p>\n Watch:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n BREAKING: Protesters Shout Down State Rep. Mark Pody and Sen. Mae Beavers Press Conference t.co\/kZfyu17hxb<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UIGYYtFUI6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tennessee Star (@TheTNStar) February 16, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Beavers and Pody have also sponsored a bill that would require transgender students to use the restrooms of their birth sex<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Tennessee Lawmakers Filing Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Booed And Chased From Press Conference: WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a>Two Republican lawmakers were booed out of a Tennessee<\/a> press conference this week\u00a0after they filed a bill against same-sex<\/a> marriage.<\/span><\/p>\nRELATED:\u00a0Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Would Cost Tennessee A Whopping $8.5 Billion<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n
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