Ngelixa elincinci kunaseNashville naseMemphis , isixeko saseKnoxville nasiyinto yesibini kwisixeko esikhulu eTennessee, sinabantu abangama-180 000, kwaye nayo yaya kwikhaya eliphambili leYunivesithi yaseTennessee, kwaye enye yeedolophu ezikufuphi (kunye ne-Asheville, i-NC enye enye) kwipropati ehambele kakhulu phakathi kwee-parks kazwelonke e-United States, iPark Smoky Mountains National Park . Inomdla wabantu abuninzi be-gay obonakalayo ngokubonakalayo kwiminyaka yakutshanje, kwaye umzi unomdla wokubhiyozelwa kweGay Pride, i-Knoxville Pridefest, ngoJuni ngamnye kwi-Fair Park yeHlabathi ye-Hlabathi-umhla lo nyaka ngo-Juni 18, 2016.
Iziganeko ezenza i-Knoxville Pride zibandakanya inani lamalungu, abaxhasi bezimali kunye nezinye iziganeko ezenzekayo kwiiveki kwangaphambili - nantsi ikhalenda egcweleyo yamacandelo kunye nemihlangano, equka inamba ethi "Yidla Ngamaqhinga" amaqela axhamla kuluntu oluthandwayo iindawo zokutya ezisezidolophini, kuquka neCocoa Moon, i-Big Fatty, i-Abuelo's, i-Jig & Reel ye-Boyd, i-Oodle kunye ne-Potting Pot. Iziganeko zibandakanya u- Art Out kwisiganeko seSixeko ngoLwesine, ngoJuni 2; ukusebenza ngoMgqibelo, ngoJuni 4, kwi-Bijou yiKnoxville Gay Men's Chorus ehlonishwayo; kunye ne- Knoxville PrideFest Picnic eyayibanjwe ngeCawa, ngoJuni 5, ukususela ngo-1: 00 ukuya kwe-5 ntambama, eTyson Park. Emva koko ngeveki ehamba phambili, kukho i- Annual Next 2 Akukho nto i-Swimwear ne-Underwear Show ngoLwesihlanu nangomgqibelo, ngo-Juni 10 no-11.
Ukongeza kwimithendeleko kulo nyaka ngumhlaba owaziwayo kunye neliphiwe ilizwe lomculi-wengoma, u- Chely Wright , oya kuqhuba ngokutsha ukukhutshwa kwe-albhamu yakhe entsha, ekhutshwa ngaphandle .
Usuku olukhulu lwe-Knoxville Pride nguMgqibelo, ngoJuni 18. Kukho i- Knoxville Pridefest Parade, eqhutywe ngo-11 ngomlambo we-Gay Street (ewe, igama loqobo lomzila wesitrato, kwaye yinto ehamba phambili e-Knoxville) kwaye iya kwi-Worlds Fair I-Park, eyindawo yeSikhumbuzo se- Knoxville Pridefest, egcinwe ukususela ngobusuku kuze kube ngu-8 ntambama kwaye ihamba nabathengisi abangaphezu kwe-100, zonke iintlobo zokutya okuphezulu, kunye ne-slate yabashenxisi.
Kuye kulindeleke ukuba bangaphezu kwe-20,000 abaye bafika kulo nyaka.
Resources Knoxville Gay
Ukufumana iingcebiso malunga nokutya nokusela ngaseKnoxville ngelixa usedolophini, khangela iKnoxville Gay Nightlife kunye nesikhokelo sokuDlisa , equle ukubethelwa kweengcomo kokutya nokuzonwabisa. Umthombo oqhelekileyo we-LGBT kwiinkcubeko zobundlobongela kulo lonke urhulumente ku-Out & About, okona nangona igxininise ngakumbi kwiNashville inezinye izixhobo kunye nolwazi ku-Knoxville. I-Knoxville ayinayo indawo yoluntu yase-LGBT, kodwa kwiYunivesithi yaseTennessee, i-OUTReach: I-LGBT ne-Ally Resource Centre ine-website efanelekileyo kunye nezonxibelelwano kwezinye izixhobo zendawo zisebenzisekayo. Ukucebisa ngeendlela zokuhamba kunye nezinye iimbono malunga nokokubona nokukwenza edolophini, nalapho uhlala khona, jonga kwiwebhusayithi ebalulekileyo eveliswe ngumbutho wezorhwebo ngokusemthethweni, Khangela eKnoxville.
Ukuba u tyelela le ndawo ngethuba lokuqala, okanye uvela kumgama othile, khumbula ukuba enye yeepaki ezithandekayo zeepaki ezisehlabathini zikufuphi, i-Dollywood - iqhutywe ngumlinganiso kunye nomhlobo we-LGBT yoluntu uDolly Parton . Ipaki i-Pigeon Forge, i-drive-mile eyi-35 yeekhilomitha esempuma-mpuma yeKnoxville, ehamba kwi-Great Smoky Mountains National Park.