Huffington Post
•Tennessee Senate passes bill that would allow people to refuse to perform marriage that they don't agree with
Summary
Nutrition label
67% Informative
The Tennessee Senate passed a bill that would allow people to refuse to perform a marriage that they don’t like.
The Human Rights Campaign and Tennessee Equality Project condemned this bill and the state’s anti-drag bill last year .
Last year Tennessee introduced and passed more anti-LGBTQ laws than any other state.
VR Score
64
Informative language
64
Neutral language
44
Article tone
semi-formal
Language
English
Language complexity
57
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
12
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/08/1140808263/what-does-the-respect-for-marriage-act-do-the-answer-will-vary-by-statehttps://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0878.pdfhttps://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-tennessee-continues-obsession-with-anti-lgbtq-legislation-with-house-passage-of-religious-refusal-bill-and-second-anti-drag-billhttps://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/critics-call-tn-gop-solemnization-bill-an-invitation-for-lawsuits/https://newrepublic.com/post/171025/tennessee-house-bill-gutting-marriage-equalityhttps://time.com/6234542/same-sex-marriage-senate-bill-advances/https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2024https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/SB0596/2023https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/worst-anti-lgbtq-states-america-trans-legislation-1234788961/https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/religious_exemption_lawshttps://www.newschannel5.com/news/a-bill-on-marriage-licensure-creates-confusion-unease-in-lgbtq-communityhttps://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/lgbtq-people-deserve-weak-respect-marriage-bill-rcna59020
Source diversity
12
Affiliate links
no affiliate links