Every June, cities across the country and around the world mark the anniversary of 1969’s Stonewall Uprising, when police raids in New York City’s Greenwich Village were met with resistance from the LGBTQ community. This year, Pride Month marks 56 years since that historic moment, and despite efforts from some lawmakers — particularly here in Tennessee, where the state’s GOP supermajority has put forth legislation targeting trans health care, same-sex marriage and even Pride flags — it remains an opportunity for joy and celebration.
In this week’s issue, the Scene talks to Nashville Pride president Tina Tousignant about advocacy and paving the way for LGBTQ youth. We also run down some of our favorite performers from this weekend’s upcoming Nashville Pride concerts, and interview two exceptional Nashville Pride performers — Jake Wesley Rogers and Martina Sorbara (aka Dragonette). Plus, contributor River James Witherow offers an essay on the meaning of picking your Pride outfit, and reporter Hannah Herner speaks with the team behind newly reopened gay bar Trax.
Read on, and happy Pride! —D. PATRICK RODGERS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
This year's Pride Issue is presented by Nashville CARES.
From Big Freedia to Brent Snyder, here’s who to see at this year’s Nashville Pride shows
I wish I could say my worries when choosing an outfit for Pride these days are purely fashion-related, but they’re not
Nonprofit president Tina Tousignant talks advocacy, paving the way for LGBTQ youth
The 20-year-old gay bar closed following 2024 Pride Month
Martina Sorbara will play Saturday with The Knocks at Nashville Pride
The once-local singer-songwriter makes a kind of homecoming to Nashville Pride following his debut LP ‘In the Key of Love’
