ABOUT INCLUSION TENNESSEE

inclusion tennessee was conceived following a one-year community needs assessment of the LGBTQ+ community throughout Middle Tennessee in 2019. This community assessment engaged over two-thousand people throughout the mid-state to understand what LGBTQ+ people in this region needed to thrive.

The Community Needs Assessment commissioned by Nashville Pride, referred to as the Community Visioning Project, clearly identified many unmet needs within our community. these ranged from having access to affirming and fully inclusive healthcare to having safe social environments outside of nightlife. the Community Visioning Project recommendations were released at the end of 2019, sharing five specific solutions that could be created by our then-current LGBTQ+ organizations. The charge was placed on the community, and the research continued into the new year. Following the shutdown and a year and a half of struggles throughout Nashville, fifteen individuals came together in August 2021 to form inclusion tennessee. The organization is on a mission to connect people, opportunities, and resources to enrich and enhance the lives of the multi-faceted LGBTQ+ community.

With partnerships both nationally and throughout the state, we are working tirelessly to develop more awareness around the lived experience of LGBTQ+ people. Still, there is so much that needs to be done to ensure that every member of our community can thrive. This is a fundamental shift in how our community works; it requires small steps towards an audacious, attainable vision with set specific goals.

We believe that by developing impact-oriented initiatives, we can live in a place where we all belong and thrive.