Nashville Pride 2012

The board members of Nashville Pride send their condolences to the parents, family and friends of Phillip Parker, a 14-year-old who took his own life in Gordonsville, Tenn., after several reported incidents of bullying. We hope healing can begin in Smith County, in the school and in the (more…)

We were saddened to learn of Jason Hunt’s arrest stemming from his alleged transgressions at Vanderbilt University. Since we have been mentioned in the news coverage because of Jason’s former involvement with our organization, we wanted to put out a statement to let everyone know that Nashville Pride (more…)

Local Celebrity Chef Arnold Myint Returns as Host January 9, 2012 – NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Pride has announced their third annual 2 Chefs/2 Visions dinner hosted at Cha Chah (2013 Belmont Blvd) on Thursday, February 9, 2012. For this year’s event, local celebrity chef Arnold Myint will (more…)

We at Nashville Pride are saddened to learn of the suicide of Jacob Rogers and we extend our warmest thoughts and condolences to Jacob’s family and friends during this difficult time. He was a resident of Tennessee who lived in neighboring Cheatham County, our own backyard, bringing the (more…)

We’ve added eight talented, brilliant, fabulous (we could go on) community activists to board roster this week doubling the size of our voting body. This bodes well for the future of Pride in Middle Tennessee as we begin planning for the 2012 festival and many community-building events leading (more…)

by Anne Golightly, Volunteer This Saturday Tennessee Equality Project will be hosting a walk with Mayor Karl Dean at Edwin Warner Park. I will be there at 8:50 am sharp to show my pride, get some fresh air, and represent thanks for our mayor who supports equality and (more…)

Kat Graham and DJ Kimberly Spalding have been added to the entertainment line-up for our 2011 Nashville Pride Fest presented by Hallmark Volkswagen. The June 18 event also features national sensations Kimberly Caldwell, God-Des and She, Jonny McGovern and locally-loved groups Knowing Me Knowing You and The Worsties (more…)

A dear friend of mine informed me last Wednesday of a very exciting student-produced documentary to be premiering this past Friday: “Transmen”, a film by Tiffany Gibson. Instantly intrigued, I watched the trailer and was looking forward to attending the world premiere on Middle Tennessee State University’s campus. (more…)