Nashville’s government employs nearly 10,000 Tennesseans. And a new eight-year analysis from the Metro Human Relations Commission shows struggles with diversity and equity across all 51 departments.
In Nashville, city commission appointments typically sail through. Here’s why that didn’t happen with human relations.
Seventeen volunteers serve on the Metro Human Relations Commission, which is a city agency that studies and offers solutions around discrimination and other inequities.
A Nashville leader who pushed for equity and inclusion across Metro government is stepping down
The leader of the Metro Human Relations Commission is stepping down after seven years in charge. Mel Fowler-Green led the small city agency as it worked on policies related to inclusion, equity, LGBTQ rights and immigrant access to government services.
Nashville is rated as the most equitable city in the state for LGBTQ people, but could do better by transgender residents
Nashville is the only Tennessee city rated above the national average in the latest Municipal Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. But it still has room for improvement — especially when it comes to providing resources to transgender residents.
‘If you say you don’t discriminate, prove it’: Former Metro employee supports push for trans-inclusive health benefits
If Nashville’s government offered transgender inclusive health benefits, it could be protection from future discrimination complaints and would make the employer more equitable — the Metro Human Relations Commission report argues.
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