Tennessee LGBTQ+ advocates urge governor to veto slate of bills

By: J. Holly McCall

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 752

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Advocates for LGBTQ+ Tennesseans are urging Gov. Bill Lee to veto a slate of bills targeting their community, including one that specifies local government entities must refer to gender only as “male” or “female” or risk losing state funding.

Senate Bill 936, sponsored by Sen. Paul Rose, a Tipton County Republican, mandates that state policy define gender as only two sexes based on anatomy at birth.

“These bills aren’t abstract: they change …

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