As costs rise and support is down, the festival is tightening its belt. That’s meant scaling Pride back from a weekend to a one-day event.
The future of Nashville Pride
Not long ago, everybody seemed to want to get in on Pride month festivities. Then the political winds shifted.
Nashville Pride raises alarm as long-time sponsors pull funding
The future of Nashville Pride is uncertain as organizers face a more than $300,000 shortfall year-over-year in corporate giving and volunteers.
Big Freedia is going to take Nashville Pride to the club … and to church
When Big Freedia returns to Nashville Pride this weekend, she’ll add in an element that may seem antithetical to booty-shaking: her version of sanctified gospel music.
Women’s sports bars are on the rise. Nashville’s will be a first for the South.
Nashville’s Chapstick is poised to become the first in the South to join a growing trend of sports bars dedicated to women’s leagues.
Nashville announces first permanent rainbow crosswalk
The new addition will cover the East Nashville intersection home to the Lipstick Lounge, the city’s only lesbian bar.
WPLN’s 2024 Pride Guide: 50+ LGBTQ events in Middle Tennessee this June
Pride Month is just ramping up, but with more than 50 events in Middle Tennessee this year, there are more gatherings than days in June. WPLN News has compiled a “Pride Guide” for events in the region.
First Lady Jill Biden drops by Pride festival to show support for LGBTQ community
Nashville Pride festivities kicked off Saturday with dozens of musical acts, vendors, food trucks and one special guest: First Lady Jill Biden.
WPLN’s 2023 Pride Guide: Dozens of LGBTQ events are planned in Middle Tennessee this month
Pride Month has just begun, but this first weekend alone there are three cities’ Pride festivals — in Franklin, Cookeville and Columbia — and several other events around the region.
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