Counseling association cancels Tennessee convention
Source: Associated Press
Counseling association cancels Tennessee convention
Sheila Burke, Associated Press
Updated 4:45 pm, Tuesday, May 10, 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The American Counseling Association announced Tuesday that it is cancelling plans to hold a conference in Nashville next year to protest a Tennessee law letting therapists decline to see patients based on religious values and personal principles.
The ACA, which has condemned Tennessee's new law as a "hate bill" that discriminates against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, has called the legislation an unprecedented attack on its profession. The organization says no other state has passed such a law.
The ACA had already booked its expo in the Music City, but decided to cancel after careful consideration and hearing from the organization's members, Richard Yep, its CEO, said in a news release.
By relocating from Tennessee, ACA is standing up to this discriminatory law and we remain committed in the battle to ensure that this law does not become the national standard," Yep said.
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