{"id":2102106,"date":"2023-11-17T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-lies-about-tennessee-city-law-banning-being-gay-gets-dragged\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T15:48:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:48:48","slug":"newsom-lies-about-tennessee-city-law-banning-being-gay-gets-dragged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-lies-about-tennessee-city-law-banning-being-gay-gets-dragged\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom falsely claims Tennessee city law &#8216;bans&#8217; homosexuality, faces backlash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-lies-about-tennessee-city-law-banning-being-gay-gets-dragged%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2102106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California \u2064Governor Gavin Newsom Mischaracterizes Tennessee City Ordinance<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200ba recent tweet, California Democrat Governor\u200d Gavin Newsom falsely claimed that a Tennessee\u200d city had \u2064&#8221;banned\u200c being gay in public.&#8221; Newsom was referring to an ordinance passed \u200cby\u200d the Murfreesboro City Council that aimed to prohibit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-lawyers-help-biden-administration-gut-devoss-title-ix-rules\/\" title=\"Progressive Lawyers Help Biden Administration Gut DeVos\u2019s Title IX Rules\">indecent exposure<\/a>, lewd behavior, and nudity in front of minors. However, the ordinance was amended in October to remove the term &#8220;homosexuality&#8221; from its\u200d definition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-rocked-by-trumpian-levels-of-scandal-disarray\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Rocked by Trumpian Levels of Scandal, Disarray\">inappropriate sexual conduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the amendment, Newsom&#8217;s tweet spread misinformation, stating,\u2063 &#8220;A city in Tennessee has banned\u200d being gay in public. This \u2063is\u2062 just the beginning. We have to\u2064 call this\u200b out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A city in Tennessee has banned being gay in public.<\/p>\n<p>This is just the beginning. We \u200chave to call this out. \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0G1i7dKTgp\">https:\/\/t.co\/0G1i7dKTgp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/1725261423037804717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Newsom faced \u200dbacklash on social media for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrats-push-back-on-false-claims-from-media-about-desantis-response-to-building-collapse\/\" title=\"Florida Democrats Push Back On False Claims From Media About DeSantis Response To Building Collapse\">spreading false information<\/a>. Critics pointed out that the Tennessee law targeted indecent exposure and lewd behavior in public, \u200bnot specifically being gay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Commiefornia Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GavinNewsom<\/a> is spreading the lie that &#8220;being gay in public&#8221; has been banned \u200din the state of Tennessee. That is NOT true.<\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee law \u2062regulates against indecent exposure and lewd behavior in public, in the presence of minors, for ALL people \u2014\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6xguRHFrzL\">https:\/\/t.co\/6xguRHFrzL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gays Against Groomers (@againstgrmrs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/againstgrmrs\/status\/1725551908826271758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Newsom has \u200dfaced accusations of spreading misinformation in the past.\u200b In April 2023, he claimed that books were banned and speech was limited at New \u2064College in Florida, which was proven to be false.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last \u2063week, I went to\u200b New \u2062College in Florida \u2014 ground \u200czero for what the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOP<\/a> are trying to do to education in this country.<\/p>\n<p>Take a moment\u2064 to watch \u200dthis.<\/p>\n<p>Books are banned.\u2063 Speech is\u2062 limited. Faculty are scared. Students are\u200b bullied.<\/p>\n<p>This is just a small dose of what&#8217;s to \u200dcome. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UZjlm5XIsk\">pic.twitter.com\/UZjlm5XIsk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gavin Newsom \u200b(@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/1646184293306339328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April \u200d12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News reached out to Newsom&#8217;s office for evidence \u2063of the alleged book ban at New\u2062 College of Florida\u2062 but received no response. Critics, including one of the\u2064 college&#8217;s trustees, Christopher Rufo, accused Newsom of spreading lies to \u2063push his agenda.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gavin Newsom is spreading lies and falsely \u200bclaiming \u2064that &#8220;books are \u2062banned&#8221; at\u200c New College \u2063of Florida. He wants to put all Americans under the boot of DEI commissars and\u200b California&#8217;s failed policies.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> represents a better way forward. \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eoRlTjzepo\">https:\/\/t.co\/eoRlTjzepo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher F. \u200cRufo \u2694\ufe0f (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1646261722993270784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Newsom&#8217;s \u2062history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-lies-about-tennessee-city-law-banning-being-gay-gets-dragged\/\" title=\"Newsom falsely claims Tennessee city law 'bans' homosexuality, faces backlash.\">spreading misinformation raises\u200c concerns<\/a>\u2062 about the accuracy of his statements and the potential impact on public perception.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u200b did Governor Gavin Newsom mischaracterize the recently amended ordinance\u2063 passed by \u200dthe Murfreesboro City Council \u200din Tennessee?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062 California Governor Gavin Newsom is\u200c under fire for spreading misinformation \u2064about a recently amended ordinance passed by \u2062the Murfreesboro City Council\u2064 in Tennessee. In a tweet on November \u206216, 2023, \u2064Newsom falsely claimed that the city had &#8220;banned being gay in \u2063public,&#8221; highlighting the importance of fact-checking before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-joe-biden-say-mark-my-words-peace-and-democracy-will-be-made-in-uganda\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Joe Biden Say, \u2018Mark My Words: Peace And Democracy Will Be Made In Uganda\u2019?\">making public statements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ordinance in question aimed to prohibit \u200dindecent exposure, lewd behavior, and nudity in front of minors. However, in October, the ordinance was amended to remove \u2064the\u2062 term &#8220;homosexuality&#8221;\u200d from its definition of inappropriate sexual conduct. This change was made to\u2062 ensure that the ordinance did \u200dnot unfairly target LGBTQ+ \u2062individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the amendment, Newsom&#8217;s\u200c tweet caused confusion and spread \u2064misinformation.\u2063 Critics quickly\u200d pointed\u200d out\u2064 that \u2063the Tennessee ordinance did not specifically target \u2062being gay in public \u2062but \u2063rather focused on regulating indecent \u2062behavior in the presence of minors. The backlash on social\u200b media\u200c was swift,\u200b with many accusing Newsom \u200cof spreading lies and attempting to misrepresent the \u200bintentions of the Tennessee law.<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter\u2063 user, referring to Governor Newsom as &#8220;Commiefornia Governor,&#8221; called out the false\u2062 statement, stating that\u200d the Tennessee law regulated against\u2062 indecent exposure and lewd behavior \u2063for all individuals, \u200cnot just those who\u2064 identify as LGBTQ+. This\u200c response \u2063highlights \u2062the need for accurate representation in public discourse and the importance of fact-checking before\u200d sharing information.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential for public figures, especially elected \u2062officials,\u2062 to ensure that they are accurately representing\u2064 information and not spreading misinformation. In this case, Governor Newsom&#8217;s failure\u2064 to fact-check his\u2064 statement before making it public has only served to exacerbate tensions and misunderstandings surrounding the Murfreesboro ordinance.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the recent tweet by California Governor Gavin Newsom, mischaracterizing a\u200c Tennessee city ordinance, has sparked\u2063 controversy \u200cand criticism. \u200cIt is vital for public figures to exercise caution and conduct thorough research before\u200c making public statements \u2062to avoid spreading false information and creating unnecessary confusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom mischaracterized a Tennessee city ordinance that passed a ban on indecent exposure, lewd behavior, and nudity in front of minors, claiming it had \u201cbanned being gay in public.\u201d The ordinance Newsom was referring to was passed by the Murfreesboro City Council in June and amended in October to eliminate the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2102107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2102106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2102106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2102107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2102106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2102106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2102106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}