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LGBT Community
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, Transgender community
links for Knoxville, TN and some surrounding areas We need your help to keep this page updated - please send updates, additions, and corrections for this page to KnoxvilleCares@yahoo.com ________________________________________________________________
If you'd like to speak to a Knoxville, TN
area gay/lesbian community member or find that you need more resources or help than a webpage can provide please call the
Knoxville Gay and Lesbian Help Line.....(865) 531-2539 every night 7-11pm, staff permitting. Looking for a way to give back
to your community? Also call the Knoxville Gay and Lesbian Helpline if you're interested in volunteering! Full help line training
and support is provided and calls will be forwarded to your home phone where you can answer them confidentially. You can also call the National Gay and Lesbian
National Hotline in San Francisco TOLL FREE at 1-888-843-4564 for a listening ear and resources. community
events groups services and listings Hepatitis C Support Group Meetings of the
Knoxville Area (Anderson, Blount,
Union, etc.) are the first Thursday of each month 7:00pm-8:30pm at the University of TN Medical Center Laboratory Annex Building.
For more information call Shirley
at 690-1546 or Faye at 986-5982.
Childcare available during the meetings upon request. The Sheville News! Email updates with events and
info for Asheville NC-Area Lesbians at www.sheville.org. Tell your womyn friends about The Sheville News! Joining info at www.Sheville.org/theshevillenews.html resource in Cookeville, Tennessee.... Middle Tennessee Gay and Lesbian Alliance, a non-profit support organization. Visit www.zwitch.to/MTGLA or email Linda, Secretary Pro Tempore at mtgla@hotmail.com Gatherings and Festivals for Women/Womyn Queer in Community is an intentional
communities network for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendereds, queers, faeries, dykes and the people who love us. We offer
a list of queer friendly communities, as well as a list of wimmin's communities (available upon request to womyn only). Our
wimmin's communities contact person is Mary at MarySpiral@juno.com Also visit our web page - www.ic.org/qic more national
and regional listings at www.womensfestival.com The Knoxville based Same Sex Domestic Violence Task Force hosts educational discussions for various groups in our area. If you have questions about same sex domestic violence,
need help or referral to resources, or if you're interested in hosting a discussion or inviting members of the Task Force
to speak to your group, email Beebster57@yahoo.com or Wildgeckoflower@aol.com
GLBT and sports in knoxville Smoky Mountain Women's Rugby Football Club welcomes new players of all abilities to practice and play, no
experience necessary....Call Cindy at (865) 521-0910 for more information. Smoky Mountain Rollers - Bowling League : The Smoky Mountain Rollers are starting their fourth year as a mostly lesbian/gay bowling league in
Knoxville. The league plays Sunday nights at Fountain City Lanes on N. Broadway. If you don't have a team of three,
you can get hooked up with one. Email Goal797@aol.com for more information.
Knoxville Summit
Women's Football Team ATTENTION LADIES!!!!! DO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME REAL SMASHMOUTH FOOTBALL? COME ON OUT AND PLAY WITH US. WE NEED YOU!!! Visit us online
at... http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/knoxvillesummitfanclub and at www.knoxvillesummit.com Check
out the Gay Scuba Diving Club forum at www.GayKnoxville.com social
change After nearly 70 years, the Highlander school still helps people fight for a piece of the pie. Visit the Highlander
website at www.HighlanderCenter.org ***************************************** ***************************************** Also visit the Southerners on New Ground site at www.southnewground.org Southerners on New Ground (SONG) is a Kentucky based organization "building
allies, connecting race, class, gender, and sexual orientation" some Knoxville area counselors who see gay/lesbian/bisexual/trans
clients additions? email KnoxvilleCares@yahoo.com
Dr Lorraine A. Hart, Ed.D Dr Jane Howard, L.C.S.W. Mary Roberson, Ph.D Mott Consultation & Counseling Services Nancy Mott, M.S., Ed.S., LPE Saundra Johnston LCSW, BCD Rick Sawyer LCSW Rebecca L. Sisti, L.C.S.W.
Knox Community Short List PARKRIDGE HARBOR
1501 East Fifth Avenue Fax: 525 - 3772 Knoxville
Monday Gay Men's Group We've
been meeting weekly for over 8 years! For more information visit www.korrnet.org/gaydisc Knoxville based Same Sex Domestic Violence Task Force - email Annette Beebe at Beebster57@yahoo.com
Knoxville Hate Crimes Working Group
www.korrnet.org/knohate KURT'S restaurant and bar is located off Kingston Pike at 4928 Homberg
Place (phone: 865- 558-5720). www.kurtsbar.com
Alcoholics Anonymous Gay/Lesbian
Knoxville 865-522-9667 After Five - social group
for closeted and professional women meets for dinner and parties, etc. Email After5@LesbianSocialGroup.com Carousel II (865) 522-6966, oldest
established gay bar in Knoxville, popular and well known -drag shows nightly...located in the Fort Sanders area. The Electric Ballroom - (865)
525-6724, largest
"alternative" bar in Knoxville. Knoxville, TN based lesbian, gay, bi, trans social
and support group for parents (also for those who plan to be parents)http://groups.yahoo.com/group/familyparentsgroup GSPN - Gay/Straight Political Network at UTK http://web.utk.edu/~gspn or send us e-mail at gspn@utk.edu WHOSOEVER FELLOWSHIP CHURCH A place of unconditional and abiding love for ALL people
to worship God freely without fear, hatred, or prejudice. GLBT affirming services on Sunday 10:30 am and Wednesday 7pm. Commitment
ceremonies and Pastoral counseling always available. Call 740-7795 for info HE IS Ministries "Worshiping Jesus
in Our Community," praise services, Gay Lesbian Bisexual Trans ministry in Knoxville,TN www.HeIsMinistries.com Hope for All Ministries in McDonald, TN next to Ooltewah Unity Church Knoxville, Tennessee http://websyte.com/unity/knoxville INTEGRITY/KNOXVILLE seeks to be a pro-gay witness of God's inclusive love to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
community -- and to the Christian church, especially the Episcopal Church. Call Nancy Mott at (865) 637-8801 or email nmott@nxs.net
KnoxBoyz - female to male transgender support group http://members.aol.com/knoxboyz/home.html Lambda Student Union at UT http://web.utk.edu/~lambda Subscribe to the Circles online newsletter
for women http://hometown.aol.com/circlesrus/myhomepage/club.html a national website
for lesbian sexual abuse survivors www.RainbowHope.org Knoxville Metropolitan Community Church hosts a Lesbian Couples Only Support Group
email Jan at jshicks@rocketmail.com The Knoxville
chapter of PFLAG (parents and friends of lesbians
and gays) www.korrnet.org/knxpflag , email KnoxPLAG@hotmail.com or call (865-423-5176) Sharon Stevens (865) 215-2515, the Knox County Task Force on Hate Crimes Victim/Witness Coordinator acting as a liaison to the
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transsexual communities. St. Ninian's Well 2527 Linden Ave (865) 523-6101 provides some transitional housing
( i.e., a place to live when you've got no home) and a worship community to all,
especially lesbigaytrans people. There is an interview and need assessment process for transitional housing applicants.
www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/2378 Metropolitan Community Church, (865) 531-2539 a special ministry to lesbigaytrans
- all are welcome! Pastoral counseling and a food pantry available to those in need. On the web at www.mccknoxville.org Cookeville Resources:
The Knoxville chapter of National Organization
for Women - call Linda at 865-281-8075
or visit www.korrnet.org/knoxnow TN Valley Unitarian Universalist Church call (865) 523-4176 or visit their web page at www.tvuuc.org Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender University of
Tennessee alumni update list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GLBTAlumsUT Westside Unitarian Universalist Church (865) 966-3268 Women's Center at UT- (865) 974-1029 YWCA Victim Advocacy Program and
residence for women for more community listings visit these GLBT community webpages.... www.outinknoxville.com www.GayKnoxville.com Knoxville General Community Resources - 865 area
code Knoxville social services referral number : dial 211 Health Care - free or sliding scale
fees Interfaith Health Clinic (general healthcare/prescriptions)
546-7330 Good Shepard Counseling 584-3097 Child and Family Services-Conley Center 546-7483 (east)
691-3332 (west) University of TN Legal Clinic 974-2331 Knoxville Legal AID Society 637-0484 In case of Emergency (Suicide
Prevention/Depression) If in immediate danger call 911 Social Services questions - dial 211 Contact (24 hour Crisis Help Line) 523-9124 Mobile Crisis Unit (24 hour crisis line) 588-2936 Peninsula 970-9800 Family Crisis Center Hotline 637-8000 Mental Health Association of Greater Knoxville 584-9125 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV/AIDS Knox County Health Department 215-5370 CDC-National AIDS Hotline 1-800-342-2437 Pregnancy Prevention/Sexually Transmitted
Diseases/HIV/AIDS Planned Parenthood of E. TN 588-9367 Volunteer Medical Clinic 522-5173 ("morning after" pill,
contraception, well-care, abortion) Knox County Health Department 215-5320 Immediate Help/Runaway (youth) Runaway Shelter 523-2689 Family and Relationship Violence If in immediate danger call 911 Family Violence Helpline 521-6336 Family Crisis Center (shelter and 24 hour helpline) 637-8000 Salvation Army (shelter and 24 hour helpline) 522-4673 Serenity Shelter (shelter and 24 hour helpline) 971-4673 Sexual Assault Crisis Center (24 hour helpline) 522-7273 Victim Assistance YWCA 523-6126 (housing for women) Knox Co. Sheriffs Dept. Family Crisis Unit 215-2455 Knoxville Police Dept. Domestic Violence Unit 215-1306 Child Abuse and Neglect (24 hours) 594-6767 Child and Family TN 524-7483 Elder Abuse-Adult Protective Services 594-5685 Eating Disorders 671-6159
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