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Local LGBTQ+ Owned and/or Safe Organizations & Businesses

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HomeSource East Tennessee

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. 

I need housing help
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Psychotherapy & Forensic Services, LLC

LGBTQ+ owned, affirming & safe mental health therapy 

& advocacy organiztion 

Staffed with experts in LGBTQ+ mental health and advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights among healthcare and other bureaucratic systems. 

i want a safe space
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee

Our commercial plans will continue to include benefits for medically necessary gender identity-related services, including medically necessary gender identity-related surgery, hormone therapy, and behavioral health services.

We’ve provided benefits for gender identity-related services, like gender identity-related surgery, for our insured large groups since 2016 prior to the ACA Section 1557 requirement to cover such services, and fully implemented such benefits for all commercial lines of business in 2017. We’ll continue to cover these services because doing so aligns with our company’s mission and values.

Affirming Insurance...YASSS!
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Southland Books & Cafe

LGBTQ+ owned & local bookstore, cafe and awesome hangout! If you want delicious food, tasty drinks, awesome converations, or a laid back hangout...this is the coolest spot in Maryville. Lisa, the owner, is a Blount County celeb & heroine. Many of us have her to thank for where we are today. 

Click here to fight nazis
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Blount Pride

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

click here for unicorn sprinkles
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Little River Montessori

 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. 

Take me to cool school
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South Press

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 Sunday

3715 Chapman highway

What's the t? South Press has it!
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Trans Empowerment Project

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

Empower me!
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Accenture

 LGBTQ+ Affirming Employer 

serving executive realness
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Foothills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (FUUF)

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

Love grows here
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Tennessee Equality Project

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

What's the TEP!
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Guitar Center

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

It's time to slay
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Love Is Respect

Information about dating abuse and partner violence.

Love is Respect and I need help
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Sober Pride

Meeting Information


Zoom Meetings - Tuesdays @ 7:30 pm

Meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/2089387448
Password 697167 


*Meetings are online during Covid-19 Pandemic 

United for Blount County
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United Way Resource Guide

 

 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.

 

United for Blount County
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GenderCool Project

 

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

 

Click for Gender Coolness!
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Scruffy Cafe

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. 

Happy Purrrrride!
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Community Food Connection

 

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.

 

Click Here For Saint Dolly Blessings
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Smokieee's

Is an extension of GSMNP's Parks as Classrooms program in collaboration with Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont,  DLiA and GSMA, and in partnership with Friends of the Smokies. 

Everytime you click this, a Bear & an Ursula get their wings
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OutCare Health

National LGBTQ+ health resource and training organization.

Shantay, you stay!
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Free Mom Hugs

 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.

I want a Mama Bear hug!
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Gay & Sober

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

Love is love
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GaL-AA

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.

That's so gaay!
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Included Health

 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. 

Clicking this button is so gay...really, it is!
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Rescuing Health

 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. 


Let's have a kiki
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Voter Registration

Voting is important & easy. If you haven't registered to vote, get started here:

Register to Vogue
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Trevor Project

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

Click for 24/7 Trevor Lifeline Help Now
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Advocate Magazine

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

Yassss, Queen!
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Gay Parent Magazine

LGBTQ parenting resources & information magazine that empowers LGBTQ parents.

You better werk!
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Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

LGBTQ+ organization that advocates for equality and advancement.

This is my resting butch face
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OutRight Action International

Human rights for LGBTQ people across the globe.

LGBTQ+ Rights are human rights

Additional Local LGBTQ+ Resources for East TN

Get clicky with it

LGBTQ+ Glossary

Click here, Dorothy!

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