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Welcome! We're glad that you decided to learn more about OutCentral--Tennessee's first GLBTQIF Cultural Center. This page was designed with you in mind to answer some basic questions...

 

Our Mission

Collaborate. Educate. Empower.

 

Our Vision

To create a cultural center—a hub, if you will—that welcomes gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex individuals and their friends and families into a positive energy-filled environment where organizations can collaborate, where enduring relationships can be created, where there is integration rather than isolation, and where recreation and education flourish.

 

Our Values

OutCentral will be a safe, welcoming, friendly space for the GLBTQIF community of Middle Tennessee. Four key values for our organization will be as follows:

  • Serve the whole community.
  • Respect for every individual, household, and group.
  • Develop positive, healthy relationships.
  • Encourage every person and group to achieve their fullest potential.

Our Work

Offer office and meeting space. OutCentral offers offices and meeting space to the GLBTQIF community in Middle Tennessee. If you would like to have a meeting or event at OutCentral, please email us at reservations@outcentral.org for details. If you are interested in renting an office at OutCentral, please email info@outcentral.org for details.

Provide a wide variety of high quality programming to our community. High quality programming will encourage and invite people from all parts of the community to return time and time again. We will provide a variety of conferences, concerts, lectures, readings, theater, film, community forums, panel discussions, workshops, and celebrations of interest to the GLBTQIF community. For upcoming programs, please go to our Events and Activities Schedule on this website.

Share information assistance and referrals. We provide people who walk-in, call, or email, with a wide variety of information that is not always easily accessible. In addition to information assistance, we will offer referrals to those in need or crisis. If you have a question, please email us at info@outcentral.org or call us at (615) 294-4834.

What Can You Do?

  1. Join our email list for news and upcoming events.
  2. Donate to the General Fund to secure the future of Outcentral.
  3. Volunteer to work and help create a positive energy-filled environment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your hours? We do not currently have regular office hours. We are open for scheduled events and meetings. For upcoming events and meetings, please go to our Events and Activities Schedule on this website. Our goal is to be open Thursday-Saturday evenings beginning in January 2009.