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Tennessee passes bill letting people refuse to recognize same-sex marriages over religious beliefs.
The Tennessee House passed HB1473, allowing private individuals and organizations to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages based on religious or personal beliefs, and protecting attorneys from disciplinary action for declining to officiate such weddings.
The bill, backed by Rep. Gino Bulso and framed as a defense of traditional marriage and religious liberty, challenges the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Opponents, including the Tennessee Equality Project and Democratic lawmakers, called the measure unconstitutional, discriminatory, and a distraction from key state issues.
The bill now moves to the Senate for further review.
Tennessee aprueba un proyecto de ley que permite que la gente se niegue a reconocer los matrimonios entre personas del mismo sexo por creencias religiosas.