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Tennessee Equality Project

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PO Box 330875 Nashville, TN 37203 USA

EIN Number: 20-3518536

contact information

Phone: 615-390-5252

Hours: No Set Business Hours - Call to Inquire

Website: https://www.tnep.org/

Email: info@tnep.org

NTEE Code: R26: Lesbian & Gay Rights

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

The Tennessee Equality Project Foundation strives to eliminate prejudice and discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons by promoting and advocating equality through education, collaboration and victim advocacy.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

Tennessee Equality Advocactes: Teaching Advocacy Skills to Advance Equality The TEP Foundation provides training sessions that give citizens the tools to understand the basics of how state and local government work, how bills become law, and how they can effectively communicate with their lawmakers in person, on the phone, or through correspondence. These seminars have been offered in Nashville, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, and Cookeville in Middle Tennessee as well as cities in East and West Tennessee. Tennessee Open For Business We have launched an initiative called Tennessee Open For Business for area companies that commit to the principles of equality and inclusion. It is designed to encourage more workplaces to treat their gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender employees and customers equally. Tennessee Equality Voice: Shaping a Media Message for Equality The TEP Foundation fields hundreds of media requests throughout the year on issues such as marriage equality, safe schools, workplace equality, hate crimes, etc. The TEP Foundation seeks to promote accurate information about Tennessee's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community and seeks to shape a message around the values of equality and inclusion as part of the public discussion. In addition, the TEP Foundation offers training sessions to prepare citizens to engage the media around equality issues. These training sessions have been offered in Nashville, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, and Cookeville in Middle Tennessee, as well as cities in East and West Tennessee. Policy Monitoring The TEP Foundation monitors state and local public policy that affects the LGBT community and we make the public aware of relevant policy implications. In addition, we have added a new facet to this program with education on preemption bills.