Nashville Pride 2012

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…)

As many of us may have heard in recent news, Lady Gaga has officially ended her deal with Target to sell an exclusive copy of her album through Target stores because of Target’s reported lack of gay-friendliness. This problem began last summer when Target gave $150,000 to a (more…)

10) Meet people who care about the things you care about. Getting involved in Nashville Pride means meeting people who are committed to GLBT issues in Middle Tennessee. You’ll meet new friends and make important connections that could lead to, well, pretty much anything! Now we’re not saying (more…)

I recently decided to volunteer at Nashville Pride. I’ve actually wanted to for years, but the first time I mentioned it, my friend completely dumbfounded me by pointing out one glaringly obvious fact: I’m not gay. I really didn’t know what to say to that. It had seemed (more…)

If you missed the spectacle that was the second annual 2 Chefs/2 Visions, you have my sympathy. It is quickly becoming one of Pride’s most popular, saliva-inducing fundraising events thanks in large part to celebrity chefs Arnold Myint and Tracey Bloom. This is the second year Arnold has (more…)

The Nashville Pride board of directors voted Wednesday, Jan. 26, to officially endorse the proposed Contract Accountability Non-Discrimination Ordinance. 

 If passed by Metro Council, the ordinance will require all vendors and contractors doing business with the city of Nashville to include sexual orientation and gender identity within their non-discrimination clause, matching Nashville’s non-discrimination policy for city employees.

We’ve been kind of elusive. Unintentionally? Yes. But nonetheless hard to find? Indeed. And we don’t like that, so we’ve launched our very own blog. Look for weekly updates (maybe more when we’re feelin’ feisty) on what we’re doing, why we’re doing it and how fabulous we think (more…)