TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Jarod Word on May 25, 2021

Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk has said that the city will not be enforcing Tennessee’s controversial transgender bathroom law, The Tennessean reports. The bill, HB1182/SB1224, as enacted requires “a public or private entity or business that operates a building or facility open to the general public to post a notice at the entrance of each public restroom of the entity's or business's policy of allowing a member of either biological sex to use any public restroom.” Funk in a statement said “I believe every person is welcome and valued in Nashville. Enforcement of transphobic or homophobic laws is contrary to those values." When asked about Funk's statement, Gov. Bill Lee told the paper: “his decision will be his own … I signed the law and it'll be his decision how he wants to respond to it.” Funk is not the only city official voicing opposition to the legislation. Nashville Mayor John Cooper says such measures are tantamount to a "do not come here" sign, and that a “platform of hate and division” could have a negative impact on the state’s economy.