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'''Tennessee Equality Project''' is a statewide organization dedicated to promote and sustain the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in the State of Tennessee through the "establishment of fair and equitable laws protecting these rights and the elimination of laws that would seek to counter this effort". | '''Tennessee Equality Project''' is a statewide organization dedicated to promote and sustain the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in the State of Tennessee through the "establishment of fair and equitable laws protecting these rights and the elimination of laws that would seek to counter this effort". | ||
Revision as of 02:46, 14 December 2012
Tennessee Equality Project is a statewide organization dedicated to promote and sustain the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in the State of Tennessee through the "establishment of fair and equitable laws protecting these rights and the elimination of laws that would seek to counter this effort".
TEP was founded on June 15, 2004 by members of the LGBT community in Nashville, TN in an effort to organize a group of committed citizens who believe in protecting the rights of GLBT persons in Tennessee.
While the Tennessee Legislature is in session, TEP monitors legislators and has a full-time lobbyist on the hill "representing the LGBT community. In addition, TEP encourages and provides the resources for Tennesseans to contact their representatives regarding specific legislation that affects the LGBT community in Tennessee".
Since inception, TEP and TEP Foundation have been proud members of the Equality Federation, a nationwide membership and support organization for independent state LGBT advocacy organizations.[1]
Leadership
As of December 2012.
Chattanooga-Hamilton
- Co-Chairs: Mike Kelly, Ardyce Mercier[2]
Cookeville-Upper Cumberland
- Chair- RG Cravens[3]
Jackson-Madison
- Chair: Drew Baker
- Vice-Chair: Brad Palmertree[4]
Knoxville-Knox
Memphis-Shelby
- Chair:Anne Gullick[6]
Nashville–TEP Nashville Committee serving Middle TN
- Tim Busch, Director of Government Relations/Advocacy
- Will Fuson, Olympus and Events Chair
- Eric Patton, Director of Campaigns and Elections
- Chris Sanders, Chairman chris@tnequalityproject.com
- Loren Sanderson, Director of Policy Research and Education
- Wesley Summers, Director of Marketing[7]