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<\/p>\nTrump\u2019s Pick for Army Secretary is Main Sponsor of Anti-LGBT Legislation in Tennessee<\/b><\/p>\n
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Tennessee state senator Mark Green is Donald Trump\u2019s pick for Secretary of the Army<\/a>. He would succeed Obama\u2019s Army Secretary Eric Fanning, the first openly gay<\/a> man<\/a> to hold that position.<\/p>\n And what a change it would be. The HuffPost reports that Green is the main sponsor of an HB2-like bill that targets LGBT people.<\/p>\n Writes Amanda Terkel:<\/p>\n Green is the sponsor of SB 127<\/a>, a bill that would bar government entities from taking \u201cdiscriminatory action against a business entity on the basis of the internal policies of the business entity.\u201d<\/p>\n Tennessee does not currently have nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, although some municipalities do have stronger rules protecting LGBTQ government employees. Green\u2019s bill, however, would bar local governments and public universities from looking at companies\u2019 internal policies when doing business or giving out contracts \u2015 because it would be considered discrimination against the business.<\/p>\n \u201cYou [wouldn\u2019t be able to]\u00a0have a provision in your contracting rule saying, \u2018We\u2019ll only contract with organizations that treat married same-sex<\/a> couples<\/a> equally. You couldn\u2019t do that,\u201d explained Chris Sanders, executive director of the Tennessee Equality Project. \u201cOr you couldn\u2019t say, \u2018We\u2019ll only subcontract with companies that have contraception as part of their health insurance.\u2019 It\u2019s not just LGBT [issues].\u201d<\/p>\n \u2026The legislation is reminiscent of HB 2 in North Carolina, which also shackled municipalities from writing more-inclusive nondiscrimination policies than existed at the state level. North Carolina\u2019s measure, however, was more encompassing than the one in Tennessee.<\/p>\n Green\u2019s bill is under consideration by the House. It has already passed the state Senate.<\/p>\n The post Trump\u2019s Pick for Army Secretary is Main Sponsor of Anti-LGBT Legislation in Tennessee<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n