The 2019 TriPride Parade and Festival will be held in downtown Kingsport, Tennessee, on September 7, 2019. The event, in its second year, is being designed with the theme “Look How Far We’ve Come.” TriPride organizers are keeping a similar format to last year’s event. There will be a series of activities during Pride week, […]
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. ̶ TriPrideTN is a new nonprofit organization formed to build a stronger and more inclusive community across northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia. TriPrideTN celebrates the LGBTQ community and welcomes their allies, supportive nonprofit organizations, faith congregations, and local businesses. Founder George Chamoun is one of more than 30 members who in four months quickly built […]
As we’ve been spreading the word about TriPride, the reception and support has been incredible. Thank you! Folks are super excited, and so are we! Several people have asked about our affiliation with the Pride Community Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. Although we are supportive of the center’s ambitions, we are not affiliated with it […]
You may have noticed in our new logo the color brown mixed in with the traditional LGBTQ rainbow colors. If you’re reading this, you probably wondered, “Why Brown?” Simply put, we decided to include the color because it worked with the rest of them. It worked, not just visually, but also symbolically. Folks of color […]