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flag Tennessee passes bill letting people refuse to recognize same-sex marriages over religious beliefs.

flag 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. flag 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. flag Opponents, including the Tennessee Equality Project and Democratic lawmakers, called the measure unconstitutional, discriminatory, and a distraction from key state issues. flag The bill now moves to the Senate for further review.

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