Nashville falls within the Top 20 largest cities in the United States, yet, it is the ONLY city in that list that does not have a dedicated LGBTQ+ community center operating from morning to night for the full depth and breadth of the community needs. It is time that changed.
As Nashville continues to grow, the needs of our community members evolve, and we see that programs, services, and resources for our diverse populations are necessary. From spaces for learning to safe gathering opportunities to engaging in art or learning a new skill, a community center specifically dedicated to LGBTQ+ people can provide respite and safety and an overarching sense of welcome and care that could not be found elsewhere.
2019 community visioning project
commissioned by nashville pride in 2019, this survey was developed with the goal of understanding what lgbtqia+ people in the middle Tennessee region needed in order to thrive. the findings in this report laid the groundwork to the development of inclusion tennessee in 2021.
2022 civic design center project
upon the public launch of inclusion tennessee in june of 2022, we partnered with the civic design center to complete a hybrid study (in person and online) in the middle Tennessee region to understand the needs and desires for a physical community center space. The survey ran from june 2022 through the end of the year. the reporting from the civic design center was finalized in April of 2023.