Lobbyist hid anti-gay motives in fight against Nashville ordinance
The chief lobbyist in the fight to overturn a Nashville, Tenn., ordinance requiring contractors not to discriminate against LGBT employees advised allies not to speak about the legislation in terms of morality or opposition to homosexuality, lest they lose the support of businesses, documents show. In an email obtained by The Tennessean, David Fowler, head of the Family Action Council of Tennessee, warned, "We sure don’t need any loose lips getting word to the Chamber about what I think and for sure not (the Tennessee Equality Project)!" The Tennessean (Nashville) (11/15)
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