Connect Media Group believes in the transformative power of information, resources, and community connections. Whether you’re exploring your identity, seeking guidance, or simply looking for a welcoming haven, our website is designed to be a comprehensive resource hub for all things LGBTQ+ in Middle Tennessee. Our goal is to provide a safe and informative space where individuals of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions can find valuable information, connect with others, and celebrate the diversity that makes our community vibrant.
The below resources are not for profit. To find inclusive business listings, visit our Business Directory. If you have resource suggestions or to report an issue, please email [email protected].
Advocacy Resources
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
HRC works to secure equal rights for LGBT individuals and families at the federal and state levels by lobbying elected officials, mobilizing grassroots supporters, educating Americans, investing strategically to elect fair-minded officials and partnering with other LGBT organizations.
Tennessee Equality Project (TEP)
Founded in 2004, engages state and local governments in Tennessee on behalf of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. We fight negative legislation at the state level such as the Don’t Say Gay, License to Bully, and Turn the Gays Away bills.
Business Resources
Tennessee Pride Chamber
The TN Pride Chamber is a business organization that aims to support, promote, and advocate for the interests of LGBTQ+ businesses and professionals.
U.S. Small Business Administration
Our office provides help with SBA services including funding programs, counseling, federal contracting certifications, and disaster recovery. We can also connect you to our partner organizations, lenders, and other community groups that help small businesses succeed.
College Resources
Austin Peay / Sexuality and Gender Alliance
The Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) is a welcoming and inclusive club established to foster an environment of acceptance, support, and education surrounding issues of sexuality and gender.
Columbia State Community College / PRISM
PRISM is a student-led, faculty and staff-supported organization whose mission is to unify LGBTQ plus and Straight interests with the goal of educating, advocating, and supporting Columbia State students and celebrating progressive diversity.
https://www.columbiastate.edu/campus-life/student-clubs-organizations/prism.html
Middle Tennessee State University / MT Lambda
Founded in 1988, MT Lambda is the oldest LGBTQIA+ higher education student organization in the state of Tennessee.
Motlow State Community College / Pride Alliance
Nashville State Community College / LGBTQ Alliance
The LGBTQ Alliance strives to promote LGBTQ rights, educate the public on sexual and gender orientation issues, and provide a safe place for people of all sexual and gender orientations and identities to meet. Advisor: Keri Laprairie.
https://www.nscc.edu/student-experience/get-involved/student-organizations.php
Tennessee State University / Genders and Sexualities Alliance
The GSA or Genders & Sexualities Alliance (formerly, the Gay-Straight Alliance) is a student organization that works to improve school climate for all students (including allies), regardless of sexual identity or gender identity/expression.
Tennessee Tech / Lambda Gender and Sexuality Alliance
We are TN Tech’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance! We strive to create inclusive spaces on campus as well as provide resources for LGBTQ+ folk on campus.
Vanderbilt University / The Office of LGBTQI Life
LGBTQI Life serves all members of the Vanderbilt community — students, faculty, staff, and alums — by creating educational, cultural, and social opportunities. The office also supports and advises LGBTQ2S+-related campus groups and activities.
Family & Youth Resources
GLSEN (National)
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.
LGBT National Youth Talkline
Providing confidential peer support, information, and local & national resources for callers ages 25 and younger.
HOURS:
Mon – Fri: 4 pm – 12 am
Sat: 12 pm – 5 pm
800-246-7743
[email protected]
https://lgbthotline.org/youth-talkline/
Nashville LAUNCH PAD
Nashville LAUNCH PAD is a volunteer-based initiative striving to provide street-free sleep to displaced youths in Davidson County between the ages of 18-24.
Oasis Center/Just Us
Just Us works to create an empowering and supportive environment for LGBTQI+ youth. Our goal is to help youth build confidence, celebrate their identity, and use their voices to create a culture of acceptance in our communities.
Programs include Just Us, Becoming Us, Students of Stonewall, and Pride Posse.
615-983-6855
[email protected]
https://oasiscenter.org/for-youth/just-us
PFLAG (National)
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
The Trevor Project
Teen Depression Help For LGBTQ+. A national 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.
Financial Resources
Point Foundation
Point provides financial support, leadership training, mentoring, and community to college students from around the world attending US-accredited educational institutions.
SAGECents
SAGECents is a digital wellness platform made specifically for LGBTQ+ elders to increase financial stability and reduce economic stress.
Health & Wellness Resources
Columbia CARES
Columbia CARES offers a variety of services for people living with HIV/AIDS including HIV testing, PrEP, case management, client advocacy, nutrition assistance, transportation assistance, short-term rent, mortgage, or utility assistance, and assistance with basic living needs.
MashUp!
MashUp works to increase the visibility of health inequities & social injustices that impact the well-being of LGBTQ people of color.
Music City PrEP
Founded in 2017, the Rod Bragg Music City PrEP Clinic is a sexual health and wellness clinic. Our mission is to get to zero new HIV transmissions in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Our goal is to provide PrEP or HIV Care to each patient at no cost or at the lowest cost possible regardless of income or insurance status. Our services include discreet, lab testing for HIV and bacterial STDs, plus hepatitis A, B, and C testing.
My House
My House is a diverse drop-in center delivering essential health and support for today’s ever-changing needs of Same Gender Loving (SGL) males.
615-499-7406
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/myhousenashville/
Nashville CARES
We provide targeted education, free and confidential HIV testing and a broad range of comprehensive services to individuals who are at-risk for or living with HIV.
1.800.845.4266
[email protected]
https://www.nashvillecares.org/
Planned Parenthood
Our mission is to improve health and well-being by providing high-quality, nonjudgmental sexual health care, honest and accurate sexuality education, and reproductive health and rights advocacy.
866-711-1717
www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-tennessee-and-north-mississippi
Team Friendly
Team Friendly Tennessee is part of the Team Friendly campaign to reduce the stigma of HIV, one conversation at a time. We’re here for you, Poz or Neg.
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/teamfriendlytennessee
Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health
The Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health works to address these disparities, improve the health of LGBTQ patients, support education around LGBTQ Health, and foster research on the optimal ways to care for LGBTQ patients and families.
VIVID Health at Vanderbilt
VIVID Health promotes physical, mental and spiritual well-being for adults of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Our team offers inclusive and compassionate health care and support for the adult LGBTQ community.
615.875.4287
https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/program/vivid-health
Housing Resources
Nashville LAUNCH PAD
Nashville LAUNCH PAD is a volunteer-based initiative striving to provide street-free sleep to displaced youths in Davidson County between the ages of 18-24.
Legal Resources
American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN)
The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN) is dedicated to translating the guarantees of the Bill of Rights into reality for all Tennesseans.
Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
National Center for Lesbian Rights
NCLR is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education.
Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
Local Resources
Rainbow Rutherford
A group for LGBTQI people and their allies in the Rutherford County, Tennessee area.
Wilco Iris
Wilco Iris is a student-led, adult-facilitated, safe space for LGBTQIA+ teens and their allies, grades 9-12, in Williamson County.
Mental Health Resources
Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line is the free, 24/7, confidential text message service for people in crisis.
Text HOME to 741741 in the United States.
NAMI
The National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Call Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
SAGE x HearMe
HearMe, an LGBTQ+ founded company, is an on-demand mental wellness app that allows you to text one-on-one with trained empathetic listeners to get things off your chest, be seen, heard, and validated. SAGE x HearMe is compassionate support at your fingertips.
National Resources
Bisexual Resource Center (BRC)
The BRC is the oldest national bi+ organization in the U.S. that advocates for bisexual visibility and raises awareness about bisexuality throughout the LGBT and … We use “bi” and “bi+” as inclusive terms for those who are non-monosexual/non-monoromantic and can include those who identify as bisexual, pansexual.
GLAAD
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality.
GLSEN (National)
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.
It Gets Better Project
It Gets Better is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe.
LGBT National Help Center
Providing free & confidential peer support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs including Peer Support Chat,
Youth Chatrooms, National Hotline, Coming Out Support Hotline, Youth Talkline, and Senior Hotline.
National LGBTQ Task Force
The National LGBTQ Task Force is dedicated to achieving freedom and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer people, and their families through proactive, targeted, change-inducing initiatives.
PFLAG (National)
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
Pride Organizations
Boro Pride
First held in 2016, Boro Pride was conceptualized and organized by the Rutherford County committee for the Tennessee Equality Project as a way to bring the LGBTQ+ community together.
Clarksville Pride
The Mission of Clarksville Pride is to create a welcoming and safe space for LGBTQIA+ individuals to come together and celebrate diversity, acceptance, and equality.
Columbia Pride
Giving the LGBTQIA+ Community a sense of belonging in Columbia TN and Maury County.
Dickson Pride
Dickson, Tennessee held their first ever pride festival on June 10, 2023.
2023 Event Page
Dickson Love Initiative LGBT+ FB Page
Dickson County LGBTQIA+ FB Group
Franklin Pride
Franklin Pride’s purpose is to celebrate LGBTQIA+ individuals their Families, and Allies in a safe setting where all participants experience equality and acceptance.
https://franklinpridetn.org/
Facebook Page
Instagram
[email protected]
Nashville Pride
Members of the local community, with the help of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, were able to put together Nashville’s first PRIDE March in June 1988.
https://www.nashvillepride.org/
Facebook Page
Instagram
[email protected]
Nashville Black Pride
Annual activities include an open reception, parties, book signings, spoken word showcase, live music & entertainment, a panel discussion, town hall meeting, health & wellness forum, a benefit event, workshops, couples recognition, free & confidential HIV & STI testing, and Black LGBT Film & Cultural Fest.
https://www.nashvilleblackpride.org/
Facebook Page
Instagram
[email protected]
Pulaski Pride
Pulaski held its inaugural Pride Festival on June 27, 2021.
RuCo Pride
We invite all of Rutherford County to join us in celebrating everyone on the queer spectrum, including our allies.
https://rucopride.com/ – COMING SOON
Facebook Page
Instagram
[email protected]
Upper Cumberland Pride
Upper Cumberland Pride is Tennessee’s first pride focused on the LGBT community in a rural area. UC Pride’s first Pride Festival was held in beautiful Dogwood Park on May 5th, 2012.
Regional Resources
GLSEN Tennessee
GLSEN Middle Tennessee envisions a world in which every child learns to accept and respect all people, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.
HRC Nashville
By empowering and mobilizing people at the grassroots level, HRC Nashville aims to create impactful change, providing advocacy for HRC’s mission and work on the ground.
Spiritual Resources
Clarksville
Cookville
Crossville
Hermitage
Madison
Old Hickory
Social Groups, Sports and Clubs
HotMess Sports
Our goal is to offer an inclusive, safe, positive, fun and welcoming community for anyone wanting to be apart. When you play in a HotMess Sports league, you can be your authentic self and have fun while doing it.
IDA (Idyll Dandy Arts)
Idyll Dandy Arts (IDA) is a Southern, rural community land project and educational space tucked into the hills of Middle Tennessee. The mostly wooded hollow provides residential and communal space for queer, trans and gender non-conforming people of color (QTPOC).
Lambda Car Club International – Cumberland Region
LCCI is the largest collector car club for gay and lesbian people in North America. All vehicles of any age or condition are welcome at club events. You don’t even need to own a car to belong. You do need to enjoy vehicles and social fellowship with gay people who also enjoy vehicles.
Major Minors
The Major Minors youth chorus is a group for people ages 12-18 to be themselves without apology. The mission of the chorus is to use music to build community and create social change. The chorus is a safe, welcoming, and accessible place for all youth that celebrates the joy, diversity, strength, and pride of today’s young people.
Music City Sisters
We are an order of 21st Century Queer Nuns dedicated to the promulgation of universal joy and the expiation of stigmatic guilt. We work to raise money for AIDS charities, fight for queer rights and visibility, and do safer sex outreach, never taking ourselves so seriously that we forget to have fun. We gladly welcome all races creeds, genders, and sexual orientations.
Nashville Cheer
Nashville’s very own (and the south’s ONLY!) charitable cheerleading team serving the LGBTQ + community of middle TN!
Nashville in Harmony
Nashville in Harmony strives to be a city chorus for people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, and their allies.
Nashville in Harmony Pride Band
The Nashville in Harmony Pride Band, formerly the Music City Pride Band & Guard, has marched into the hearts of our Nashville in Harmony community!
Nashville Jr. Roller Derby
Our roller derby league is open to youth of any gender ages 8 to 17. We are always recruiting new skaters, referees, coaches, and non-skating officials.
Nashville Roller Derby
Nashville’s only flat-track roller derby league since 2006. NRD is committed to building a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and equitable both within our league and in the greater Nashville area. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to developing athletes in the amateur sport of women’s flat track roller derby, and are proud members of the WFTDA
Nashville Women’s Rugby
A non-profit women’s team competing in the D2 True South union. All are welcome. Join us—no experience needed!
Tennessee Tristar Color Guard
Tennessee Tristar Color Guard meets and performs at community events statewide, and provides educational opportunities for the youth of Tennessee.
Transgender Resources
Elevated Access
An organized effort of volunteer pilots who believe that everyone deserves access to healthcare such as abortion services and gender-affirming care. Because of these beliefs, they transport passengers — at no cost — to access the healthcare they need.
National Center for Transgender Equality
The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a 501(c)3 social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.
Point of Pride
Point of Pride provides financial aid and direct support to trans folks in need of health and wellness care.
Transitional Justice
Providing aid, housing, and other support for transgender political refugees who are fleeing persecution.
Trans Empowerment Project
Standing up to social injustice and ignorance by educating and empowering our transgender community.
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline connects trans people to the community support and resources we need to survive and thrive. We’re run by and for trans people.
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