PRIDE Thank You!

I wanted to send a great big Thank You on behalf of the Pride organizing team here at FUUN, GNUUC and UUFC. We accomplished so much this weekend at Nashville Pride, which we could only do because of you!

Over 60 UUs and friends marched in the Parade, handing out 700 pocket blessing zines (find them here: https://foothillsuu.org/fiercetogether/) and sending love to the LGBTQ+ community of Nashville and Middle Tennessee.



More than 25 UUs staffed our booth at the Festival—that’s 14% of the membership of the three congregations willing to sit or stand and talk with people about UU in the heat and rain, y’all. Many stickers, pens, pins, uu-value bracelet kits, and love cars were given out. Not to mention all the love shared with festival-goers. Using the number of folks (of all ages!) who decorated their own love car to race hate (see photo), we interacted with at least 1000 attendees.



Additionally, at least 89 folks added comments against the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed revision to its Equal Access Rule that would roll back protections meant to ensure the safety of any trans person seeking HUD-funded support. This was a call-to-action from the UUSC called Pride in Action (https://www.uusc.org/action/pride-in-action/). While the campaign is over, the website has links to learn more about the work being done by UUs nationwide in solidarity with transgender, nonbinary, two spirit, and gender expansive people.

That’s amazing work you guys! 

With love and solidarity,

Jeannie Haman
Trans Affirming Collective at First UU Nashville
Pride Planning Team