Tennessee Passes Anti-LGBT Counseling Bill
Tennessee legislators on Monday passed a bill that could jeopardize access to mental health treatment for LGBT individuals, part of a string of recent anti-LGBT legislation in the South.
The GOP-sponsored bill, which now goes to Gov. Bill Haslam (R), allows therapists and counselors to reject patients they feel would violate "sincerely held principles." Haslam hasn't indicated whether he will sign the bill into law.
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