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Tennessee county seeks to bar gays
Rhea County, Tenn., commissioners unanimously voted to ask state lawmakers to introduce legislation amending Tennessee's criminal code so the county can charge gay men and lesbians with crimes against nature. "We need to keep them out of here," said Commissioner J.C. Fugate, who introduced the motion. County attorney Gary Fritts also was asked by Fugate to find the best way to enact a local law barring gays and lesbians from living in Rhea County. Commissioners asked Fritts to bring a resolution requesting the ban to next month's commission meeting for another vote. Fugate said he offered the crimes against nature measure, which wasn't on the agenda, because of recent national and state events concerning gay marriage. There was little discussion before the 8-0 vote, and commissioners never discussed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that struck down Texas's sodomy law and affirmed adults' constitutionally protected right to private sexual conduct.
Rhea County, Tenn., commissioners unanimously voted to ask state lawmakers to introduce legislation amending Tennessee's criminal code so the county can charge gay men and lesbians with crimes against nature. "We need to keep them out of here," said Commissioner J.C. Fugate, who introduced the motion. County attorney Gary Fritts also was asked by Fugate to find the best way to enact a local law barring gays and lesbians from living in Rhea County. Commissioners asked Fritts to bring a resolution requesting the ban to next month's commission meeting for another vote. Fugate said he offered the crimes against nature measure, which wasn't on the agenda, because of recent national and state events concerning gay marriage. There was little discussion before the 8-0 vote, and commissioners never discussed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that struck down Texas's sodomy law and affirmed adults' constitutionally protected right to private sexual conduct.
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