The bill would also allow government officials to deny marriage rights to interracial couples, critics warn.
Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee state legislature have advanced a bill to the governor which, if signed into law, would give public officials the ability to deny marriages to LGBTQ or interracial couples., which forbids state laws barring interracial marriages.
The bill is sponsored by state Sen. Mark Pody and state Rep. Monty Fritts . Fritts has asserted that any opposition to the bill being anti-LGBTQ is misplaced because the bill doesn’t mention such marriages at all,the bill merely exists to clarify “the rights of the officiate or officiates of wedding ceremonies” to refuse to perform marriage ceremonies based on religious convictions, rights that already exist within the state and that aren’t being questioned or challenged.
However, the text of the bill certainly has the potential to reduce the ability of LGBTQ couples to get their marriages recognized by the state, says Tennessee-based minister Eric Patton.A person shall not be required to solemnize a marriage if the person has an objection to solemnizing the marriage based on the person’s conscience or religious beliefs., which applies to public government officials, including county clerks who handle marriage licenses.
It’s unclear whether Republican Gov. Bill Lee will sign the bill into law. Lee has signed a slew of anti-LGBTQ bills since becoming governor, including one allowing state-funded foster care agenciesabout the potential outcomes of the bill’s passage.by allowing anyone to refuse to perform a marriage due to their personal beliefs,” Chapman said.
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