The Tennessean: Discriminatory laws hurt health of LGBT Tennesseans

Gilbert Gonzales: Last week, the Tennessee House of Representatives approved a resolution that denounces the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriages across the country, including in Tennessee. Ongoing debate and pending legislation in the Tennessee legislature allows and potentially promotes discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Tennesseans in public accommodations like locker rooms and restrooms, schools and universities, and health care settings.

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