Who We Are
Our Roots
The mission of Rocket City Pride Inc. is to advance unity, visibility, and self-esteem among sexual and gender minorities and their allies and to promote a positive image in the Tennessee Valley area and throughout the Southeastern United States through community activities and services.
Rocket City Pride values the diversity of the Tennessee Valley region’s LGBTQIA+ communities and believes that the fundamental human rights to privacy and personal choices are essential to a person’s happiness and well-being.
Rocket City Pride prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national or cultural origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or health status. Rocket City Pride is committed to maintaining a community that recognizes and values the inherent worth and dignity of every person, fosters tolerance, sensitivity, understanding, and mutual respect among its members, and encourages each individual to strive and reach their potential. In pursuit of its goals, Rocket City Pride seeks to develop and promote diversity within the community. Rocket City Pride will have as a central aspiration the achievement of gender and racial parity in all of its activities, efforts, policies, and the composition of committees.
