Joseph Riparian 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 28, 2024

This is a serious danger warning, to me.

"Public officials in Tennessee can now refuse to grant a marriage license to anyone at their own discretion, for any reason."

Tennessee Republicans just quietly overturned gay marriage
https://www.advocate.com/politics/tennessee-marriage-licenses-officials-lgbtq#toggle-gdpr

#gay #queer #trans #discrimination

Tennessee Republicans just quietly overturned gay marriage

Public officials in Tennessee can now refuse to grant a marriage license to anyone at their own discretion, for any reason.

Advocate.com
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@holyramenempire @Binder more analysis: “By targeting solemnization and not marriage licenses, the law allows Tennessee to undermine the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges while potentially avoiding a direct challenge to the precedent. ”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/tennessee-marriage-equality-challenge
New Tennessee Marriage Law Takes Aim At Obergefell

A new Tennessee law undercuts the Supreme Court’s 2015 landmark, closely divided decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, and marks a significant victory for a resurgent conservative movement…

TPM – Talking Points Memo
Feb 28, 2024 at 4:04pmWeb