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2. 2006 Tennessee Amendment 1 - Wikipedia

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   The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment, also known as Tennessee Amendment 1 of 2006, is a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions. The referendum was approved by 81% of voters. It specified that only a marriage between a man and a woman could be legally recognized in the state of Tennessee.

3. Same-sex marriage in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   In 1996, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted a statute banning same-sex marriages. [4] This ban was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, 2015. On May 6, 2004, the House of Representatives approved Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, by a vote of 85–5.

4. LGBTQ rights in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the state's sodomy statute was unconstitutional in 1996 in the case of Campbell v. Sundquist. [4]In November 2023, the city of Murfreesboro within Rutherford County, Tennessee formally removed "homosexuality" from its local ordinance that criminalizes it [5] [6] after being ordered to do so by U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw on ...

5. No, Tennessee Has Not Banned Interracial or Same-Sex Marriage

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   In February 2024, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed House Bill 878, which amended a section of the Tennessee legal code specifying who can legally perform a marriage ceremony in the state. The bill ...

6. New Tennessee law allows officials to refuse to perform same ...

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   Support for same-sex marriage remains at an all-time high in the U.S., with 71% of Americans in favor, according to Gallup, which has been tracking sentiments around same-sex marriage since 1996 ...

7. News of public record: Marriage licenses, divorces, dissolutions

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   News of public record: Marriage licenses, divorces, dissolutions. Gannett. Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian. February 12, 2024 at 2:10 AM. The following individuals applied for marriage licenses in ...

8. Tennessee House Bill 878 - Wikipedia

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   Tennessee House Bill 878 is a proposed state law in the U.S. state of Tennessee, granting an individual the right to refuse to solemnize a marriage if the individual has a religious or conscience-based objection to that partnership. [1] The law was passed in 2024 and signed into law by Governor Bill Lee. [2]

9. Tennessee bill could allow officials to decline same-sex marriage

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   LGBTQ+ groups, like the Tennessee Equality Project, say the law creates confusion for same-sex couples. Ministers and priests already have the right to deny same-sex marriages in the state.