Candidates have been busy this year, particularly lately, making announcements about next year's Metro Nashville elections.  We've been fortunate in that the 2007 and 2011 Metro elections resulted in pro-equality majorities in Metro Government.  We were aided by having a clear policy agenda that we worked through steadily, an agenda that was completed this year with partner benefits for Metro government employees.  So what's next?

The Human Rights Campaign has released their 2014 Municipal Equality Index.  Five Tennessee cities were rated.  Let's take a look at how they performed this year.

The holidays are coming up, but we're not slowing down.  You'll always find a variety at TEP that matches the manifold needs of our community.  Check out some of these upcoming meetings.

Last night over 325 equality advocates rallied in Chattanooga, Cookeville, Jackson, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville to offer their dissent to the marriage rulings from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.  We have a full roundup of the media coverage of the rallies.  Pictured below is a protester sending a clear message at the Putnam County Courthouse in Cookeville.

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