Clockwise from top left: Rep. Scott Cepicky, Rep. Bruce Griffey, Sen. Mark Pody, Sen. Joey Hensley — Photos: Tennessee General Assembly Amid a pandemic that has claimed more than 100,000 American lives, Tennessee Republicans are focusing on legislation that discriminates against transgender people.
Despite over 22,00 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Tennessee and 360 deaths as of May 29, the Tennessee House has advanced two bills that seek to ban transgender student-athletes from competing in teams that match their gender identity, the Memphis Flyer reports.
HB 1572, sponsored by Rep. Brice Griffrey (R-Paris) and advanced earlier this week, “requires elementary and secondary schools that receive public funding to ensure that
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