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Tennessee Mayor: ‘In Our City Hall, It’s Okay To Say Gay’ | Knoxville, Tennessee Mayor Madeline Rogero (D) spoke this weekend at Knoxville Gay Pride Day 2012. She reaffirmed the city’s commitment to inclusive, boasting the recently passed nondiscrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. She concluded by referencing the “Don’t Say Gay” bill that the Tennessee legislature has repeatedly considered, saying, “In our City Hall, it’s okay to say, ‘gay.’” Watch it:

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