Author of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill says his legislation is not dead
Tennessee state Senator Stacey Campfield (R) doesn’t think his bill to limit the teaching of sexuality to “natural reproduction” is dead, contrary to the opinion of Gov. Bill Haslam. Haslam told The...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker: Virtually impossible to get AIDS through heterosexual sex
Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) falsely claimed on Thursday that it was nearly impossible for someone to contract AIDS through heterosexual contact. “Most people realize that AIDS came from...
View ArticleBistro boots brunching lawmaker over anti-gay remarks
A restaurant in Knoxville, Tennessee has refused service to a state lawmaker over his anti-gay views, The Raw Story has confirmed. An employee of Bistro at the Bijou told Raw Story that owner Martha...
View ArticleTenn. lawmaker: Cut parent’s welfare benefits if child gets poor grades
Tennessee State Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) on Tuesday defended his proposal to tie a family’s welfare benefits to their children’s academic success. “We have a three legged stool for education,” he...
View Article‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’ now requires ‘outing’ of LGBT students, critics warn
A controversial piece of legislation derisively called the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” has been re-introduced to the Tennessee legislature by state Sen. Stacey Campfield (R). The proposed law would prohibit...
View Article8-year-old follows Tenn. lawmaker around Capitol until he drops welfare bill
A Tennessee lawmaker has relented and agreed to drop his bill linking academic performance to the family’s welfare benefits after an 8-year-old girl shamed him by following him around the state...
View ArticleTennessee lawmaker says ‘lighten up’ after posting pressure cooker bomb joke
A Tennessee lawmaker who posted a joke about the pressure cooker bombs used to murder three people last week in Boston now says that people need to “lighten up.” In a post to his personal blog on...
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