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Tips from a Professional Organizer: How to Prepare for your Best Company–Yourself!

by Susan Gardner Staying in place the past year led to an examination of what “home” really means. In the initial weeks it felt like extended snow days, and social…

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Concrete Steps the Biden-Harris Administration Must Make to End the HIV Epidemic

by AIDS United | photos from Shutterstock The first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration mark a unique opportunity to revitalize efforts to end the HIV epidemic in the United…

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MTSU’s 2021 LGBT+ College Conference

The 2021 LGBT+ College Conference will be held as a virtual event April 1-3, 2021. The conference is FREE to attend for everyone. Please register to help in planning. Conference…

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Positive Thoughts: Fighting For Our Shot

by Rick Guasco How HIV activists won their fight for inclusion in a major COVID-19 vaccine study Victory came in the form of a tweet posted in the middle of…

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Chamber Chat

by Joe Woolley, CEO Nashville LGBT Chamber Advocating, educating, and connecting our members, the LGBTQ+ community, and Nashville as a whole in this uncertain business climate created by COVID-19 remains…

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Trash Plants: Gardening by the Community for the Community

story by GK Gurley | photos by Bliss The year 2020 highlighted a multitude of racial barriers that exist throughout our society, and food security is a big one. Bliss…

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Dining Out for Life: Tuesday, April 20, 2021

by Debbie Barnett, Director of Marketing & Communications at Nashville CARES | photo from Shutterstock Once each year Nashville CARES teams with area restaurants to support its mission to end…

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(no subject) apparel Launches Online Store with Handmade Collection Celebrating Inclusivity

by Faith Holt (no subject) apparel, an online apparel store selling contemporary, mindful, unisex designs, launches their online storefront on Wednesday, March 3. LGBTQ+ designers and owners, Faith Holt (she/her)…

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Today’s LGBT+ Lesson: Pronouns

Gender neutral pronouns have been around for centuries. At least as far back as 12th century Old English, the pronouns were almost indistinguishable, which prompted the use of ‘she’ to…

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Ask Allie: Finding Trans Youth Role Models

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer Dear Allie, Last November, watching Kamala Harris take the stage as the first someone-who-looks-like- me to be elected Vice President of the United States, I found…

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