Ngenkathi incane kakhulu kuneNashville naseMemphis , idolobha laseKnoxville yilokho idolobha elikhulu lesithathu kunazo zonke eTennessee, elinabantu abangaba ngu-180 000, futhi libuyele ekamelweni eliyinhloko lase-University of Tennessee, futhi liyodwa yedolobha eliseduze (nge-Asheville, NC ibe enye) endaweni ehambele kakhulu phakathi kwamapaki kazwelonke wase-US, i- Great Smoky Mountains National Park . Inomphakathi omkhulu we-gay oye wanda ngokubonakalayo eminyakeni yamuva, futhi idolobha liba nomkhosi omkhulu we-Gay Pride, i-Knoxville Pridefest, njalo ngoJuni ku-Fair Park ye-World etholakala phakathi nonyaka - ngo-Juni 18, 2016.
Izenzakalo ezakha iKnoxville Pride zihlanganisa inqwaba yamaqembu, ama-fundraisers, nezinye izenzakalo ezenzeka phakathi namasonto kusengaphambili - nansi ikhalenda eligcwele lamaqembu kanye nemibuthano, ehlanganisa inani elithi "Yidla Ngamaqhinga" amaqembu azuzayo emphakathini odumile - zokudlela ezisekela edolobheni, kuhlanganise neCocoa Moon, i-Big Fatty's, i-Abuelo's, i-Jig & Reel ye-Boyd, i-Oodles ne-Melting Pot. Imicimbi ibuye ibandakanye i- Art Out embikweni wesigodi ngoLwesine, ngoJuni 2; ukusebenza ngoMgqibelo, ngoJuni 4, e-Bijou yiChorus ehlonishwayo ye- Gno Men's Chorus ; kanye ne- Knoxville PrideFest Picnic eyayiqhutshwa ngeSonto, ngoJuni 5, kusukela ngo-1: 00 kuze ku-5: 00, eTyson Park. Khona-ke ngempelasonto ngaphambi kwalokho, kukhona i- Annual Next 2 Ayikho i-Swimwear ne-Underwear Show ngoLwesihlanu nangomgqibelo, ngoJuni 10 no-11.
Ukwengeza emikhosini kulo nyaka ngumculi-umbhali-songwriter owaziwayo futhi onelungelo lokudlala izwe, uChely Wright , ozobe esedula ukukhululwa kwe-albhamu yakhe entsha enhle, ekhishwe kwi-Ground .
Usuku olukhulu lwe-Knoxville Pride nguMgqibelo, ngoJuni 18. Kukhona i- Knoxville Pridefest Parade, ebanjwe ngo-11 ekuseni edolobheni laseGay Street (yebo, lelo yigama langempela lomgwaqo, futhi liyisisekelo esikhulu esiseKnoxville) futhi liyaqhubeka ne-Worlds Fair I-Park, okuyinto indawo yomkhosi we- Knoxville Pridefest, ogcinwe kusukela ngobusuku kuze ku-8: 00 futhi ephethe abathengisi abangaphezu kuka-100, zonke izinhlobo zokudla okukhulu, ne-slate yabashumayeli.
Kulindeleke abantu abangaphezu kuka-20 000 kulo nyaka.
Izinsiza Gay ze-Knoxville
Ukuze uthole iseluleko lapho ungadla futhi uphuze khona eduze kwe-Knoxville ngenkathi usekudolobheni, hlola i- Knoxville Gay Nightlife ne-Dining guide , equkethe ukushaywa kwezincomo kokubili ukudla nokuzijabulisa. Insiza ejwayelekile ye-LGBT emasikweni angama-gay kulo lonke izwe i-Out & About, okuyinto nakuba egxile kakhulu ku-Nashville inemithombo ethile nolwazi ku-Knoxville. I-Knoxville ayinayo isikhungo somphakathi we-LGBT, kodwa e-University of Tennessee, i-OUTReach: I-LGBT ne-Ally Resource Centre ine-website ewusizo enezixhumanisi kwezinye izinsiza zendawo eziwusizo. Ukuze uthole izincomo zokuhlela uhambo neminye imibono mayelana nokuthi yini ongayibona nokuyenza edolobheni, nalapho uhlala khona, ubuke iwebhusayithi enhle kakhulu eyenziwe yinhlangano esemthethweni yezokuvakasha, Vakashela Knoxville.
Uma uvakashela le ndawo okokuqala, noma uvela kude, khumbula ukuthi enye yama-kitschy namapaki amnandi etimu ezwe aseduze, i-Dollywood - iqhutshwa ngendlovu nomngane we-LGBT umphakathi uDolly Parton . Ipaki i-Pigeon Forge, engamakhilomitha angu-35 eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Knoxville, eya endleleni eya eHreat Smoky Mountains National Park.