Fifty-five years ago this month, police raids in New York City’s Greenwich Village resulted in the Stonewall riots. That historic occasion is marked every June by Pride celebrations all over the world, including right here in Nashville.
In this week’s issue, we talk to two of 2024’s Nashville Pride Parade grand marshals and highlight some of the best acts playing this weekend’s Pride Festival, including Tinashe, Angie K, Denitia and more. We also explore how LGBTQ youth — particularly in states like Tennessee, where legislation continues to target queer communities — benefit from texting crisis services. Contributor Kashif Andrew Graham offers reflections on being queer and Black in the South, and in our Vodka Yonic column, contributor River James Witherow explores how the Brood XIX cicadas have reflected their queer experience.
Read on, and happy Pride!
From Tinashe to Angie K, here are our recommendations for who to catch at this weekend’s fest
Brian Sullivan and Dahron Johnson talk visibility and connectivity
988’s Nashville outpost is one of four centers answering messages nationally
More Black, queer reflections on a Christian music icon and living in the South
How cicadas reflect my queer experience
