Highlighted Local LGBTQ+ Owned and/or Safe Businesses

  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.  

   LGBTQ+ operated organization. Learn about the folks who are taking on the folks who make decisions about LGBTQ+ rights in Tennessee

 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. 

  LGBTQ+ owned and local resource that is aimed at furthering the empowerment & progression of the transgender community

  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   

   Kelli Turczyn is a safe and affirming speech/voice coach who welcomes our transgender and non-binary family.   

 Rescuing Health seeks to financially aid individuals who do not qualify for any other type of public or private healthcare assistance in obtaining specific health treatments or surgeries. 

 Covid-19 HOUSING ASSISTANCE Through a grant from the State of Tennessee, HomeSource east tennessee is able to provide assistance to homeowners and renters in East Tennessee.  The assistance will be in the form of a direct payment to your mortgage company, landlord or utility company. 

Lost In Sensation Therapeutic Yoga is owned by Valery, who is an ERYT-500 and YACEP- Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider. Valery offers group events, workshops, retreats and private sessions. Her Intuitive Healing sessions incorporate Chakra Yoga, Reiki and bio-energetic grounding exercises to release and purge emotions, tension and trauma stored in the body.  

  LGBTQ+ operated & local organization that is a welcoming, affirming, & inclusive congregation

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

   United Way of Blount County is advancing the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all.  Our goal is to create lasting changes in our community by addressing the root causes of Blount County’s problems. Together, we can accomplish more than any single group can on its own. 

    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. 

    LGBTQ+ Safe & Affirming Learning Environment. Our students are inspired to grow in responsibility, tolerance, compassion, patience, organization, and motivation. Children at Little River Montessori learn in an environment that supports the individual child’s social, emotional, intellectual, and moral development.  

  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.   

At Sanofi, our passion is to prevent, treat and cure illness and disease throughout life.

LGBTQ+ safe employer with a 100 for their HRC Corporate 

Equality Index score: https://www.hrc.org/resources/buyers-guide/sanofi

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

Brokeback Mountaineer in you!

 LGBTQ+ Affirming Employer

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

 LGBTQ+ Friendly Employer 

 Recognized by the Human Rights Campaign as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality, we remain committed to creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for the LGBTQ+ community. Join us in celebrating our LGBTQ+ associates, customers and vendors! 

 We offer specialized dog training, as well as board and train and hybrid programs for behavior modification and rehabilitation in real-world settings. Our programs are tailored to the individual dog and all behavioral issues.  

 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 

 LGBTQ+ safe juice bar and CBD emporium. Smoothies, Juices, or Power Shots, made fresh every day!  CBD-Infused Topicals to Tinctures and Flower, we have a variety of products to suit your needs. 

LGBTQ+ safe & affirming place to socialize! "Our passion for providing an exceptional taproom experience and libations is why we exist.  We are honored to call Hardin Valley home and to provide our craft beverages to all our thirsty friends and neighbors in the Knoxville area and beyond. Cheers!"    

OPEN DAILY 11AM - 11PM 10246 Hardin Valley Rd.  Knoxville 37932 

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.

 Real People. Real News. 

Real Stories. 

An LGBTQ+ affirming and ethics-driven source of news for our community that is "completely independent of anything and anyone except you, our readers." 

"We want to help you be the best you can be."

Lotions, Soaps & Shampoos made right here in Maryville! 

We are more than just a cafe.

We are people focused & cat obsessed. We want to help cats find loving homes & bring joy to all people. Community togetherness is our first mission with mental health being our second. If you have struggles, you can shed them here. Please talk to our staff and use the phrase "feeling blue" if you need us. 

 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.     

Visitors will be enlightened, entertained, and exposed to our culture as well as a documented history otherwise unavailable or difficult to access. 

 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.  

  Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.  Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people. 

 Wet For Her was originally created by lesbians for  lesbians, but the mission and the toys don't discriminate. It is Wet For Her's goal to make this a welcoming space for queer women and the folx they love by celebrating a
diverse range of bodies, genders, and orientations. 

 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.

 Point of Pride works to benefit trans people in need through gender-affirming support programs that empower them to live more authentically. **Thanks Sarah G! 

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National LGBTQ+ crisis intervention & suicide prevention for youth & young adults: 

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

LGBTQ parenting resources & information magazine that empowers LGBTQ parents.

LGBTQ+ organization that advocates for equality and advancement.

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.  

Human rights for LGBTQ people across the globe.

  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.  

  GenderCool is a youth-led movement replacing misinformed opinions with positive, powerful experiences meeting remarkable kids who identify as transgender and non-binary. 

 Free Mom Hugs is a group of affirming parents and allies who love the LGBTQ+ community unconditionally. We are dedicated to educating families, church, and civic leaders encouraging them to not only affirm the LGBTQ+ community but to celebrate them.

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

GaL-AA serves the LGBT+ members of Alcoholics Anonymous. Our sole purpose for existing is to provide our experience, strength and hope to any arm of A.A. when called upon to do so, to work in the spirit of Unity and Service with A.A. as a whole.

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

Locate drug rehab facilities that provide  LGBTQIA+ clients with an inclusive and accepting place for addiction recovery through evidence-based treatment for substance abuse, sexual health and mental health.