Starting in 2007, a group of individuals set out to create a safe, welcoming place for all of the LGBT community to gather and call their own. Since then, our mission has grown.
Having a warm, welcoming and safe place wasn’t enough. We wanted our community and all who entered our doors to flourish, succeed, and blossom into their fullest, most honest selves.
Our mission has grown to since identify, address, and encompass the breadth of the community’s needs, emotionally, socially, vocationally, politically, and beyond. We’ve become a hub to connect the LGBT community to the right place, ensuring everyone lives their most successful lives.
FORMER PRESIDENTS
2016-2017, Brett Perkins
2015, Julie Reliford
2014, Robbie Maris
2013, Joe Morris
2011-2012, Del Ray Zimmerman
2010, Jason Fletcher
2008-2009, Stephanie Berger
2007, Lloyd Lewis
VISION
OutCentral’s mission to empower Nashville’s LGBT Community to lead healthy, successful lives. We engage, celebrate, and foster the unique beauty of our diversity, creates community, facilitates relevant resources, and advocates justice and opportunity.
We achieve our mission by
• Building strong community by creating opportunities for authentic connections,
• Equipping and educating our community with relevant resources, and
• Increasing LGBT visibility through advocating justice and equal rights for all