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TexasTowelie

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Wed Jun 30, 2021, 09:48 PM Jun 2021

Mike Curb joins fight against Tennessee anti-trans bathroom signage bill with federal suit

A contentious Tennessee bill requiring businesses to post signs if they allow transgender people to use the bathroom of their choosing is facing another attack in the courts.

Mike Curb, music industry heavy-hitter and former California lawmaker, called the law discriminatory and hostile when announcing a new federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.

“My grandmother Eloisa Salazar faced incredible discrimination as she grew up on the Mexico-U.S. border, and her experience shaped my family’s and my company’s values. It is hard to believe that our LGBT community in Tennessee is being assaulted with so much harmful legislation, much of it being signed by Governor Lee, at a time when our country needs to come together more than ever before," Curb said in an emailed release.

The first-of-its-kind law requires businesses to post signs about transgender-friendly bathrooms and is expected to take effect July 1. It was signed by Gov. Bill Lee in May.

Read more: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/30/tennessee-anti-trans-bathroom-signage-bill-federal-lawsuit-mike-curb/7814422002/

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Mike Curb joins fight against Tennessee anti-trans bathroom signage bill with federal suit (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP
That is excellent news! Mike Curb has some real clout! Tanuki Jun 2021 #1
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