NASHVILLE — Top executives at 60 major corporations, including Hilton Worldwide, T-Mobile and Williams-Sonoma, urged Tennessee lawmakers Wednesday to reject controversial legislation requiring students at public schools and colleges to use restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender at birth.
“Discrimination is wrong, and we believe it has no place in Tennessee or anywhere in our country,” said the letter listing the executives’ names. “As companies that pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming to all, we strongly urge you to not pass this bill.”
Advocates with the Human Rights Campaign and other lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups delivered copies of the letter to House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville. LBGT advocates held a news conference to denounce the legislation, which was still in House and Senate finance subcommittees late Wednesday afternoon.
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