FAQs

If you have any recommendations for common questions, or have readily available resource with answers, please reach out to us!

+ What is Knox Pride?

Knox Pride, formally known as the East Tennessee Equality Council, is a 501(c)3 non-profit that manages educational and cultural programs regarding the LGBTQ+ community in East Tennessee. We are prominently known for small events and annual pride festivals — as we grow, we hope to enact our mission and broaden our scope of influence and involvement.

+ Where does my money go when I donate?

When you donate to Knox Pride, we distribute resources to a few places: firstly, to our community and outreach center in South Knoxville. Then to all of our other awesome operations like fundraisers, events, and distributing funds to community groups and individuals in need.

+ Does Knox Pride host events?

Knox Pride historically hosts events like ArtOut, a silent art auction, and Next-2-Nothing, an underwear fashion show. Moreover, we host an annual pride festival.

You can see all of our events here.

+ How do I volunteer?

We have a range of opportunities from volunteering at events to helping at our community center. See here.

+ What is the community outreach center?

The community and outreach center is an opportunity for Knox Pride to have face-to-face interactions with community members, while hosting a number of services and resources to those who need it — including a food pantry, clothing closet, connective services, guest speakers, meeting space for groups, and another comfortable place for people to hang out.

+ What resources can I use to combat bullying in my school?

These are some guidelines from the US Government on how to best handle bullying situations: https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/get-help-now

If you intend to help construct policy reform in your system, GLSEN has good policy models that you can pass along to the administration: https://www.glsen.org/model-laws-and-policies

If you feel your school system is in violation of Title IX, you can learn more about filing a formal complaint here: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/lgbt.html

There are lots of online resources, so always make sure to get your information from a trusted organization like the Federal Gov’t pages, GLSEN, and PFLAG.