In the descriptions, you’ll see proceeds benefitting groups like the Trevor Project, PFLAG Nashville, Just Us at the Oasis Center, the Tennessee Equality Project and more. You can catch glimpses of that in between the lines of the many Pride parties happening this week in Nashville. As NPR recently reported, far right groups are shifting focus to LGBTQ events nationwide and, here in Tennessee, legislation has increasingly targeted members of the community. And shadows still linger for the queer community. In modern times, Pride has become a happy time of rainbows and glitter and dancing and drinking, but the history that led to the celebration is dark.
These celebrations come, though, as tensions rise over being LGBTQ+ and proud in conservative-led states like Tennessee. More: Celebrating Nashville’s LGBTQ+ community, past and present It’s nearing the end of Pride Month, but this weekend in Nashville, there’s the annual parade and music festival, plus dozens of other shows and events across the city.
