Ban on Teaching Sexual Diversity Rolled One Week
The House K-12 Subcommittee rolled HB0821 by Representative Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville), which would prevent teachers from discussing any sexual diversity and would limit academic freedom and intellectual curiosity, to this Wednesday, March 18. The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition opposed this bill in 2008 and remains opposed to it in 2009.
Please contact members of the K-12 Subcommittee to express your opposition to this legislation:
Les Winningham (D-Huntsville), Chair
Ron Lollar (R-Bartlett), Vice-Chair
Judy Barker (D-Union City)
Tommie Brown (D-Chattanooga)
Bill Dunn (R-Knoxville)
Beth Harwell (R-Nashville)
David Hawk (R-Greeneville)
Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald)
Ulysses Jones (D-Memphis)
Mark Maddox (D-Dresden)
Larry Turner (D-Memphis)
Terri Lynn Weaver (R-Lancaster)
The K-12 Subcommittee meets Wednesday, March 18, at 10:00 am, in Legislative Plaza, Room 16.
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 14, representatives of TTPC will appear live on Queer Talk Radio, with host Carter Witt, to discuss the work of TTPC on legislation of interest to the LGBT community at the local, state, and national levels.
Queer Talk Radio is a live segment during DJ Ron’s 91 Out of the Closet show, airing from 3:30 to 4:00 pm, CDT, in Nashville, on WRVU, 91.1 FM. Queer Talk Radio is also streamed live at www.wrvu.org.
