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Our Mission
Empower, Connect and Support all East Tennessee lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQ+) people
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Register to Vote. Your Right To Be A Free Human Being Depends On It.
Vogue your way to the voting booths. Be Active. Be a Participant. Be a Voter. It Counts. Every single time.
Rainbow Kitten Surprise & Fender
Appalachian OUTreach is so very grateful for Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Fender, and Plus1 for helping us help our LGBTQ+ communities. Thank you for your kindness, generosity, and your hearts!!!!
Rainbow Kitten Surprise teamed up with PLUS1 to launch the LGBTQ+ Equality Fund alongside RKS’s first wardrobe auction. This fund will support grassroots organizations like Appalachian OUTreach and Tennessee Equality Project helping LGBTQ+ youth in the south 🌈✨ We have so many stage looks we love but won’t wear again, so we’re auctioning them off with all proceeds going towards the equality fund. Auction will close June 15th at midnight ET! We’ve also introduced this cutie RKS Pride tshirt with all proceeds funneling into the same pride pot 😊 Bid on your fav looks here:
Pre-order a Rainbow Kitten Surprise Pride T-shirt here to donate toward Rainbow Kitten Surprise's efforts to support Appalachian OUTreach
In honor of Pride Month, Fender® has created a special T-shirt featuring six Stratocasters in different colors celebrating the Pride flag. 15% of all proceeds will benefit the Plus1 LGBTQ+ Equality Fund, in support of Appalachian OUTreach.
Collaborations & Partnerships: ACLU, HUD, & Bryant's Bridge
The ACLU Tennessee Wants to help YOU!
Violations of your rights will be heard by the staff at the ACLU. They want to help.
They are especially interested in helping kids in schools with their rights and with "Equal Protection/Discrimination – This involves your right to be protected from unlawful discrimination, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, or ability."
Learn more info and complete the online form to get the process started by clicking below!
Fair Housing Laws Protections for our LGBTQ+ communities
We Are Protected
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) enforces fair housing laws and investigates complaints of housing discrimination. It is illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing, including against individuals seeking a mortgage or housing assistance, or in other housing-related activities. If you believe you may be a victim of housing discrimination because of your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or family status, contact HUD to file a complaint or learn about your fair housing rights, click the "Find out more" link to the right.
Persons who identify as LGBTQ and believe they have experienced housing discrimination because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity can assert their rights under the Fair Housing Act by filing a complaint with HUD. HUD will accept and investigate all legally sufficient complaints of sex discrimination, including discrimination because of actual or perceived gender identity or sexual orientation, and enforce the Fair Housing Act where it finds such discrimination occurred or is about to occur. In addition, some LGBTQ persons may have claims arising under other provisions of the Act, e.g., race, national origin, color, religion, disability and familial status. HUD’s Equal Access Rule also requires that eligibility determinations for housing assisted by HUD or subject to a mortgage insured by HUD be made regardless of actual or perceived gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status.
The #FairHousingAct prohibits discrimination in housing, including rentals, sales, mortgage lending, and insurance, because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability or familial status. Learn more or File a Complaint with HUD at www.hud.gov/fairhousing/fileacomplaint #FairHousing #FHnow
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Click below to file a complaint and learn more about your housing protections or click the rainbow house above to learn more about LGBTQ+ protections.