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February 23, 2024
Tori Otten
Tennessee Governor Rolls Back Marriage Equality in Just Once Sentence
Republican Governor Bill Lee has rewritten the law on how to “solemnize” a marriage.
March 29, 2023
Tori Otten
Tennessee Gov. Says He Lost Two Friends in the Nashville Shooting, but Now Is Not the Time to Be Angry
Reminder that Bill Lee helped loosen gun laws in his state.
March 27, 2023
Prem Thakker
Tennessee Made Gun Laws Looser, Focused Mainly on Attacking Gay People Before Nashville School Shooting
GOP Governor Bill Lee, who signed those bills into law, would now like to offer his thoughts and prayers.
September 28, 2022
Melissa Gira Grant
Doxxed Doctors, Library Bomb Threats, and Attacks on Pride Centers: A Week in Escalating Anti-LGBTQ Violence
Amid a rising right-wing tide of threats, recent incidents have sadly not been out of the norm.

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