Sponsors That Are LGBTQ+ Owned or Safe Spaces

  The Rising Flame Candles – where the warm glow of our candles meets the warmth of our commitment to sustainability and customer satisfaction. Join us in illuminating your space and the world with beauty, style, and a conscience. 

 We are a company made up of a diverse set of people with a diverse set of beliefs, and we celebrate that.

 We are a company founded on our purpose statement, “deepening relationships over some of the best beer in the country.” This means tearing down walls between people (through beer, in our case), not building up walls. 

 We believe in loving people for who they are. 

America was founded as a country of immigrants, and part of what makes this country so great is the belief that all people, regardless, of color, creed, gender, wealth, or sexual identity, should have the same rights and be treated as equals. We also believe that we as a country have a long way to go, but that diversity is worth fighting for. 

Long-Term Planning

for Every Family

Whether you’re considering long-term care, Medicaid

planning, estate planning, or planning for a loved one with

a disability, we are dedicated to protecting your rights and

advocating for your well-being. We provide comprehensive,

individualized services with honesty, respect, and compassion.

 
Trans Safe Spaces is a network of Facebook page admins, primarily from the trans rights and feminist communities. We work together to encourage other FB page admins on Facebook to help us build a safer online community for trans* individuals! We are building a network of sites and pages that will take steps against transphobia. This is a process with an end goal of creating a united front against cissexism, transphobia, and hateful, marginalizing rhetoric, while keeping a healthy environment for trans* individuals to interact with an online community without fear of harassment. 

 A Dopo is a dinner only, wood-fired pizzeria in downtown Knoxville, TN that specializes in sourdough, Neapolitan pizzas, small-batch gelato, Italian wine and local beer.  Reservations are strongly recommended. In addition to our dine-in menu, we also offer larger format, “NY” style pizzas available via online ordering or over the phone.  

A Dopo is an LGBTQ+ safe, affirming and friendly restaurant and employer.

Rose Dynasty Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3), whose mission is to provide a safe and family friendly atmosphere for all people no matter their gender, race, sexual orientation, and/or religion, through mentoring, fundraising, fostering community, and promoting awareness of resources. Rose Dynasty embodies the message that you are “Loved, Accepted, and Wanted.” 

Over the last several years, Rose Dynasty has helped raise thousands of dollars for charities, community outreaches, and nonprofits. Our largest event, The Miss Rose Dynasty Pageant, is the only family friendly, charity-based drag queen pageant in the US.  Rose Dynasty continues to provide a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth, including youth of all ages on the autism spectrum. We mentor LGBTQ+ youth by holding a safe space online, in person meetings and also monthly Drag Events that include story times. 

Call: 1-800-832-1901 

The Network/La Red’s 24-hour hotline 

Call: 1-866-488-7386

Text: "Start" to 678-678

 Providing confidential support for LGBTQ youth in crisis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

 Call: 908-367-3374 

We are trained South Asian LGBQ/TGNB+ peer support volunteers. 

If you need a queer-safe babysitter, these sisters are your people to call! Click on flyer for more info!

  Bryant's Bridge is a "safe, supportive and empowering home for the local Knoxville LGBTQ+ community in need of housing." This non-profit LGBTQ+ organization is making positive changes for our communities.  

 This fantastic organization is growing, expanding, and has a welcoming, safe space in Knoxville. Knox Pride has a long history of being there for us, giving us inspiration for being visible, and giving all of us hope for our futures!

 A social justice-minded law firm that is LGBTQ+ safe and affirming. Our goal at Held Law Firm is to be your trusted advisor, and the one you call for help. We represent clients in the most defining moments of their personal lives through divorce, child custody, orders of protection, or when they need an advocate to stand and support their cause. 

  Positively Living & Choice Health Network serve East Tennessee individuals and families struggling to survive the challenges created by HIV, homelessness, mental illness, substance use, and disabilities   

Spirit Halloween store is an LGBTQ+ safe and affirming retailer and employer!!!!!

  The TTF is a work group comprised of transgender and gender-variant individuals representing each of the five HIV Prevention regions of Tennessee. 

  Meeting Information
Zoom Meetings - Tuesdays @ 7:30 pmMeeting link: https://zoom.us/j/2089387448 Password 697167
*Meetings are online during Covid-19 Pandemic  

    The Community Food Connection of Blount County is a nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to reducing food insecurity for citizens in Blount County and helping individuals and families improve their quality of life. 

  We are an organization that welcomes and respects everyone. The Benefits Counselors help LGBTQ+ seniors  check if they’re eligible for public benefit programs and assistance, like with food, utilities, housing, taxes, and health insurance & prescription premiums. They will assist with applying for these money-saving benefits.   

The mission of Presbyterian Homes of Tennessee, Inc., (Shannondale) a charitable not-for-profit corporation, is as follows: To provide personal privacy and security and to maintain a high quality of life for the residents it serves. And to provide a friendly, wholesome, safe, healthy, and attractive environment which will enhance quality of life.

The Travel division at Pride Health allows healthcare professionals to expand their career experiences in different cities. 

 LGBTQ+ affirming employer, safe place to shop & awesome sales on outdoor stuff for the 

Brokeback Mountaineer in you!

 LGBTQ+ Affirming Employer, Offers health insurance coverage for gender affirming surgeries  

 LGBTQ+ owned, locally sourced, eco friendly, hand crafted coffee and tea house. Specializing in french press coffee, and custom locally sourced tea blends.Open 8am-8pm every day but Sunday3715 Chapman highway 

  VG’s Bakery is a 100% scratch bakery offering a full line of handcrafted pastries, pies, cakes, cookies and artisan breads. When we say ‘from scratch’, we mean it. We grate the cheddar cheese; we zest and juice the lemons and oranges; we toast our own pecans and walnuts; we roast the apples and cherries; we cook the bacon in-house. It’s a serious thing around here and we hope you can taste the quality.  

Dreamware Co is a queer woman owned small business in East TN. They make various types of glassware including beer can glasses & mugs with permanent vinyl designs applied on the outside. They sell through Etsy but can also be found locally at Tealicious in Hardin Valley. Grab a cup to make your everyday drinks magical! 

Also visit: 

www.instagram.com/dreamwarecoshop

www.facebook.com/dreamwareco  

  LGBTQ+ operated & local organization. Learn the who, what, when, & where regarding the fabulousness that is Blount Pride.

 Knoxville, TN based Punk, Emo & Hardcore record label. No bullshit.  Specializing in releasing material from punk, emo and hardcore bands that we love we strive to bring you the best material we can find and are always open to hearing from the community we seek to serve.  

The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them.     

 Included Health is the first comprehensive health platform partnering with employers to connect LGBTQ+ members to culturally competent, quality providers who understand the unique needs of the community.  

 Love Is Respect is an info/resource organiztion about LGBTQ+ dating abuse and partner violence and is a project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Love Is respect was launched in February 2007 as loveisrespect, National Dating Abuse Helpline with a supporting grant from Liz Claiborne, Inc.

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LGBTQ Magazine that provide news and information related to LGBTQ culture, politics, art and other media.

LGBTQ+ organization that advocates for equality and advancement.

 MASGD works to support, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ Muslims.* In our work, we challenge root causes of oppression, including misogyny, racism, capitalism, and xenophobia. We celebrate gender and sexual diversity within Muslim communities and promote an understanding of Islam that is centered on inclusion, justice, and equity. Our intention is to be inclusive.
  

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization actively working to transform mental health for queer and trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color (QTBIPOC).

We envision a world where all people have access to health and healing resources rooted in healing justice and collective liberation to recover from trauma, violence, and systemic oppression. Through political education and field building, we work to create a future where health, mental health, and healing practitioners build power to intervene against the harm perpetuated by the medical-industrial complex while actively creating new liberatory ecosystems of care for our communities. 

 This guide is a sexuality and sex education resource written specifically for autistic people age 15 and up. Autistic people sometimes don’t have the chance to learn about sexuality and sex in ways that work for them, so OAR created this guide as a starting point to change that.  

Interlocking Roots is a network of Queer and Trans* Black and Indigenous People of Color  farmers, foodies, and earth stewards. We center food and earthwork as decolonization tools to combat isolation, trauma, and accountability within our movement, community, and work spaces. We connect with one another, share lessons, affirm queer and trans* identities through our plant ancestor and life stories, talk about queer ecology, strategize and eat together! We honor our multifaceted strategies for liberation as sacred rituals that will transcend volatile political times and nourish our collective spirit. 

The Queer Food Fund is a community mutual aid project designed to feed and nourish those impacted by food insecurity in the Black Queer and Trans community. We redistribute funds donated through Venmo and CashApp directly to individuals (18+) who fit these criteria across the United States. This fund is completely operated by volunteer efforts through Queer Food Foundation.  

  A Directory of Trans-Affirming Health & Legal Service Providers: more than 350 Southern health service providers that the Campaign for Southern Equality team has confirmed to be trans-friendly and trans-competent.  

The Eagle bar originally was a longshoreman’s pub called the Eagle Open Kitchen at 142 11th Avenue at 21st Street from 1931 to 1970. In 1969 the stonewall riots in Greenwich Village produced a new found pride in being gay and the closet doors were slowly opening. In 1970, the Eagle Open Kitchen was acquired by Jack Modica who turned the pub into a leather/ levi bar. With a few coats of black paint and an old beat up motorcycle for decoration, an institution was born. The Eagle remains a thriving queer space and a large donor to Appalachian OUTreach.

The QSAW network was founded in August 2019 by Sonali (Alyy) Patel, a gay gender-fluid Indo-African Gujarati in the Canadian diaspora, with a desire to challenge the invisibility of Queer South Asian Women in Western LGBTQ+ communities. 

 OutCare is the nation’s first comprehensive resource for LGBTQ+ healthcare offering provider and healthcare resource directories, mentorship, medical education reform, and cultural competency training. 

 Provides a safe, fun, and enriching experience to the sober LGBTQ community. Our primary purpose is to encourage unity and enhance one’s sobriety.  

Drug Rehab USA offers connections to LGBTQIA+ friendly drug rehab facilities across the US.

 Southeast Detox provides a comfortable, intimate setting for you or your loved one to recover from addiction and gain the tools needed to live a happy, healthy, and drug-free life. Because of the intense disparity in access to healthcare specifically for black women who are struggling with addiction, finding trustworthy resources is incredibly important.  

Sanctuary Mental Health & Wellness is a mental health treatment provider with locations around the country including right here in Seymour, Tennessee. 

QORDS' mission is empowering Southern queer youth and building community through music and the arts, QORDS is a vehicle for expressing gender and sexuality and harbors an environment of self-discovery and social change.