Well, it happened. Our wonderful state senate in Nashville passed SB049 today, or the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill brought forward by the hate-mongering Stacey Campfield (R - Knoxville). This is a sad day for Tennessee. I honestly think this is one of the only times, if not the only, that I have even been ashamed to be form Tennessee. And I know I'm not the only one.
But we won't give up. We WILL fight this. I've had current and former teachers tell me that they'll just have to go to jail because if a student comes to them and needs to talk about their sexual orientation ,their questions, their confusion, that these teachers will not turn a cold shoulder. As teachers, it is not only their responsibility to educate scholastically, but also to nurture and to educate socially in the concepts of peace, love, tolerance, and acceptance. How many more suicides does this country need to see before it realizes what it is doing to its children?
I would also like to point out that the Memphis media has yet to cover this in any detail, as far as I know. My home city is the progressive capitol of this red state, yet Knoxville, in the heart of the mountains, already has articles across multiple platforms. There's just something odd about that.
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