Pride Month Promotions Out Of Step With Majority Of Tennesseans

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The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] –

Jumping on the bandwagon with countless other companies and organizations in the Volunteer State, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has expressed their support for the LBGTQ+ Community across their social media channels with posts celebrating Pride Month.

Their post from June 1st reads, “Today marks the first day of June and the first day of Pride!  We hope this month is a time for everyone to celebrate being their authentic selves! #Pride 2022”

The TVA’s power service territory covers 80,000 square miles, including most of Tennessee and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia.  In Tennessee alone, the TVA provides power for 153 local power companies serving 10 million people, as well as directly providing service for 57 large industrial customers and federal installations.

Although some reports state otherwise, the TVA claims that although they are owned by the federal government, they receive no taxpayer funding.  Rather, they state their revenue comes from the sale of electricity.

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Many people believe their Pride month messaging is out-of-step with the majority of Tennesseans.

On their Facebook post, Ralph Robinson states, “What a terrible post, you do not represent the views of the public in this area!  This should be taken down!!”

David Larson said, “Stick to your job TVA.  There is absolutely no reason for you to be involved in this issue whatsoever.”

Brook Wagaman asks, “Going down the Disney path?”

Surprisingly, the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce chose to celebrate Tennessee’s Statehood Day on June 1st, rather than the first day of Pride Month.

“Today marks 226 years since Tennessee became the 16th state to join the Union!,” the post states.

In contrast, the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce posted “Today we celebrate the LBGTQ+ businesses that support our inclusive economy.  Happy Pride Month!”

Not to be outdone, the City of Chattanooga posted, “Happy #PrideMonth, Chattanooga!  We’re proud to illuminate City Hall rainbow in support of our city’s LGBTQ+ community.”

On June 4th, The Tennessee Holler celebrated by posting pictures from a Franklin Pride event, with the text “HAPPENING NOW: Awesome turnout. Beautiful day. FRANKLIN PRIDE. #Pride2022”

The Jewish Family Service of Nashville and Middle Tennessee used Pride Month as an opportunity to promote their LGBTQ+ friendly adoption services on June 1st, with a portion of their post reading, “At Jewish family service we are passionate advocates for adoption equality and understand that love knows no bounds.” 

The Nashville Predators joined in on June 1st with a post on their Twitter account stating “We’re proud to celebrate #Pride and build a community that welcomes and celebrates authenticity and the love of hockey.  #HockeyIsForEveryone”

The Tennessee Democratic Party is no exception with their post on June 1st stating, “Happy Pride Month!  We will always stand with LGBTQ+ Tennesseans in the fight for equality.  #PrideMonth is about the right to be proud of who you are – everyone deserves to love and live openly and authentically.”

They also switched out their logo on June 1st to have a backdrop of the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag.

About the Author: Jason Vaughn, Media Coordinator for The Tennessee Conservative  ~ Jason previously worked for a legacy publishing company based in Crossville, TN in a variety of roles through his career.  Most recently, he served as Deputy Director for their flagship publication. Prior, he was a freelance journalist writing articles that appeared in the Herald Citizen, the Crossville Chronicle and The Oracle among others.  He graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a Bachelor’s in English-Journalism, with minors in Broadcast Journalism and History.  Contact Jason at news@TennesseeConservativeNews.com

7 thoughts on “Pride Month Promotions Out Of Step With Majority Of Tennesseans

  • June 7, 2022 at 4:01 pm
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    If they can have a pride month then why can’t we have a straight month? Isn’t this racist that certain races or groups get their month but whites or straights can’t. I feel they all should be cancelled because it just fuels the division.

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  • June 7, 2022 at 4:20 pm
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    Why do companies and government agencies feel the need to promote the homosexual lifestyle, other social agendas and political views? Why cant they just focus on promoting their products and services? Interjecting into social and political issues will alienate many prospective customers. As a business owner we will focus on our business not political or social agendas.

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  • June 7, 2022 at 4:53 pm
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    I don’t agree with having a “Pride” month, not everyone agrees with promoting their agenda.

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  • June 7, 2022 at 5:43 pm
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    Yes it is, Time for Tenn. and the rest of the country to take a Hard stand against this Sinful behavior. Take them to several different countries and see the out come??

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  • June 7, 2022 at 9:05 pm
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    Why is this one month? We only celebrate ONE DAY for vets, moms, dads, Easter, Christmas, etc. A MONTH? It should be a private issue anyway. This is ridiculous.

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    • June 8, 2022 at 1:14 pm
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      I feel the exact same way! Nothing but a bunch of reprobate minds. I know that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I pray that they may come to know Jesus and except him as their Savior. Because the alternative is a horrible place. I do believe we are living in the last days. Look at how hard they are coming after the children with all this crap. Pushing being transgender, gay, or what ever you want to be. God doesn’t create mistakes. There are only two genders. The problem lies in the minds of these very sick and demented people.
      In God we trust not government or man.

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  • June 8, 2022 at 6:40 pm
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    Let’s pretend for one moment that homosexual practice is not a sin. Guess what is? PRIDE !!! “When PRIDE comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom” Proverbs 16:5.

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