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CNN: Tennessee governor signs controversial bathroom bill into law (transgenderism)
CNN ^ | May 17 | By Amir Vera and Joe Sutton, CNN

Posted on 05/18/2021 1:43:57 AM PDT by RandFan

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a so-called controversial bathroom bill into law Friday, according to the state General Assembly website, prompting criticism from those who say the bill is discriminatory toward transgender individuals.

The Tennessee Accommodations for All Children Act -- also known as House Bill 1233 -- requires public schools to make "reasonable accommodation" for a person who cannot or will not use a restroom or changing facility designated for their sex in a public school building or at a school-sponsored activity.

The bill defines a person's sex as "a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth." It defines "reasonable accommodation" as having access to a "single-occupancy restroom or changing facility" or "use of an employee restroom or changing facility." "A reasonable accommodation does not include access to a restroom or changing facility that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex while persons of the opposite sex are present or could be present," the bill reads.

The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group, issued a statement following the governor's signing of the bill saying the law will "deny transgender students access to the bathroom and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity."

(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; US: Tennessee
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1 posted on 05/18/2021 1:43:57 AM PDT by RandFan
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”as determined by anatomy and genetics”

Science is bad in this case. Don’t listen to it.
2 posted on 05/18/2021 1:47:13 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: RandFan

Thank you Governor


3 posted on 05/18/2021 1:55:53 AM PDT by Guenevere (When the foundations are being destroyed what can the righteous do)
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To: RandFan

Excellent!


4 posted on 05/18/2021 1:59:27 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: RandFan

Simply go back to outhouses, and make the assigned group of the kids come up each month to dig twenty new ‘pits’.


5 posted on 05/18/2021 2:10:07 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: RandFan

MLB, NBA, NFL ban in 3... 2… 1…


6 posted on 05/18/2021 2:17:14 AM PDT by Starcitizen (So Indian H1B crybaby trash runs Free Republic moderation??? Seems so. )
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To: RandFan

Only thing controversial about this is the fact these mentally ill folks are being pandered to at all...

I identify as a dog therefore every public school must provide a fire hydrant and a doggie door...

Insane


7 posted on 05/18/2021 2:25:04 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: RandFan

Gas-lighting alert. Calling it “controversial”. Like anyone normal wants CONTROVERSIAL transgender bathrooms...


8 posted on 05/18/2021 2:45:28 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: RandFan

Trannies need to use bathrooms. They should use that for which they are biologically equipped, not emotionally drawn.

We also have these restrooms called “unisex.” Enter alone, close the door, lock it, do your business quickly, and come out.

That is all. Don’t need legislation. Don’t needs tweets. Just need to grow up.


9 posted on 05/18/2021 3:16:56 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (No audit. No peace.)
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To: RandFan
We're supposed to bend over backwards for these people ("transgender")? Why? Is the Left admitting they have diminished mental capacity? Why don't they cut us some slack and respect our wishes? Don't they want to get along?
10 posted on 05/18/2021 3:18:02 AM PDT by jeffc (I'm a Patriot, and the media are our enemy)
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To: RandFan

It’s sad that this country is to the point where this could be “controversial”.


11 posted on 05/18/2021 3:35:05 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Still praying for our country and President Trump)
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To: central_va
Gas-lighting alert. Calling it “controversial”

This is how Big Leftist Media works, it's the only way they can spread their lies

Of course there's nothing controversial about it, but CNN has their narrative to push onto the Public


12 posted on 05/18/2021 3:40:20 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: RandFan
"The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group, issued a statement following the governor's signing of the bill saying the law will "deny transgender students access to the bathroom and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.""

Meaning by extension if a person identifies as a wolf then he must be provided meat on the floor. Accommodation of a delusional psychological condition does not help those with it.

13 posted on 05/18/2021 3:48:06 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: HamiltonJay
I identify as a dog therefore every public school must provide a fire hydrant and a doggie door...
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I'm not identifying as a dog but as Tucker discussed with Candace Owens last night, I'm thinking of identifying as a fully vaccinated (EGT’d) person..... and they don't even need to do anything special to accommodate me.
14 posted on 05/18/2021 3:58:54 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: Telepathic Intruder

I guess when the term “racism” can not be used then insert “controversial “ in its place.


15 posted on 05/18/2021 3:59:08 AM PDT by mikelets456
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But how are the high school guys now supposed to ‘check out’ the girls if they’re not allowed into their locker rooms?


16 posted on 05/18/2021 4:00:35 AM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: RandFan

So the middle aged man who claims he’s a women will no longer have access to the female bathroom. sanity finally


17 posted on 05/18/2021 4:09:48 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: RandFan
It will take Rat Party Headquarters about an hour to find a sympathetic Osama Obama appointee.
18 posted on 05/18/2021 4:09:49 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: HamiltonJay

Since I was five I’ve identified as the Queen of Spain.But,strangely enough,on each of the 35 occasions that I’ve knocked on the front door of the royal palace in Madrid shouting “let me in” an ambulance showed up and took me to a hospital.


19 posted on 05/18/2021 4:13:45 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: RandFan
The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group, issued a statement following the governor's signing of the bill saying the law will "deny transgender students access to the bathroom and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity fantasy."
20 posted on 05/18/2021 4:16:19 AM PDT by Max in Utah (A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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