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Soft Animal

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☁️ A mobile safe space - we center & celebrate queer/marginalized folks
🌈Intentional event curation
📍Chattanooga, TN

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📣ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming in hot with another Sounds Gay, Y’all official artist, we’re pleased to welcome coldgamesixx!💥 With influences ranging from blues to trip hop, coldgamesixx is difficult to pin down on purpose. His smooth delivery of raw, real verses over crispy beats creates an experimental flow all his own. ✨✨Come hear for yourself on Nov. 7 at Sounds Gay, Y’all! 🌈🌈🎶 Link in bioooo by @_soft_animal

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📣ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re excited to announce Treespots as an official part of the Sounds Gay, Y’all lineup! 🎉 Treespots is a solo freak folk artist who makes “plant based music rooted in the South”. They’ll be gracing our stage to do some live vocal looping & some traditional songs- don’t miss it!! Get your tickets for Sounds Gay, Y’all now at the link in our bio for a full day of queer local music and good times!🌈🌈🌈🎵 by @_soft_animal

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💌You’re invited to celebrate 💕queer love💕 at the Pride Mass Wedding 2026! The wedding ceremonies will take place at the Hunter Museum terrace on Sunday, October 18 at 10AM.

You provide your chairs (limited seating!), and we will provide the fans🪭 and bubbles🫧 to celebrate the newlyweds on their way out! Please arrive before 10AM if you plan to attend as the ceremony will begin promptly.

🍾A reception will follow at @badapple_cha hosted by @chattadykes from 2-5PM! 🪩

✨Please message us with any accessibility / interpreting needs!

Thank you for your support! See you at the wedding!💍💍🎉 by @_soft_animal

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Help Chattanooga Pride Food Coalition by volunteering and donating. Next food distribution October 30th#mutualaid #chattanooga #solidaritynotcharity #foodisahumanright #communityfridge taken in Chattanooga, Tennessee by @_soft_animal

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✨Looking for volunteers & sponsors for Sounds Gay, Y’all! Music & Arts Festival. If that’s you, let us know!✨And don’t forget to grab your tickets for the fest - they’re very limited 🎟️🌈🌈🌈More info coming soon… by @_soft_animal

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📣 BIG NEWS: We’re hosting a Mass Pride Wedding, and you’re invited! 💍🌈

👰🏻‍♂️Sunday, October 18th, Soft Animal is hosting a gathering of queer couples in celebration of queer love, unity, and resilience.🌈If you and your partner have been dreaming of a chance to seal your commitment or renew, this is your sign!✨

✨We’ll provide the officiants, dreamy venue & community support 💖 You provide you+partner, marriage license & hearts ready to explode with queer joy✨

💍Limited spots are available so fill out the form in our bio, and we’ll get in touch with all the details and next steps.

🌈Don’t wait to claim you & your partner’s spot at this historic event for the Chattanooga queer community. Message us with any questions & pls share! We want this to be the biggest celebration of queer love our city has ever seen! 💖💖💖

🥂Reception / celebration to follow hosted by ChattaDykes! 🍾💖✨

✨If you’re interested in sponsoring, donating towards couples’ license fees or the event in general, there’s a link in our bio for that, too 💖 by @_soft_animal

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📣THE WAIT IS OVER! Chattanooga’s very own Janelle Jezebelle will be headlining Sounds Gay, Y’all!🔥🔥🔥 Blending R&B, soul & hip hop with “authentic Southern roots”, her music is boldly queer and says “what needs to be said”! We’re longtime fans and are honored and pumped as hell to have Janelle Jezebelle as our headliner. 🙌 🎉

🎟️Don’t sleep on tickets, grab em up and come party with your queer family at the inaugural Sounds Gay, Y’all Music & Arts Festival on Nov. 7! 🌈🌈🌈🎶

🌈More info on schedule and lineup to come- stay tuned!✨✨ by @_soft_animal

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📣YOUR ATTN PLS: We will be announcing our Sounds Gay, Y’all headliner TMW! Who do you think it is?? 🕵️‍♂️👀 Get your tickets now & stay tuuuned…🌈🎶🎤 by @_soft_animal

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Free produce distributions Friday September 25th. Thanks to our partners @lapazchatt @ellachattanooga @chattfreestore and the Chattanooga Pride Food Coalition. by @_soft_animal

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Volunteers Needed: Chattanooga Pride Food Coalition Food Distribution
Join us as we team up to pack and distribute free food to families across the Tennessee Valley!

📅 Date: September 25, 2026
Shifts & Locations:
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM — La Paz Chattanooga
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM — Chattanooga Free Store
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM — ELLA Library

What to expect:
Physical labor — packing boxes and distributing food to community members
Must be able to lift up to 10 lbs
Shifts are outdoors, so please plan for sun exposure — wear sunscreen, a hat, and bring water!
Why volunteer? Every hour you give helps put food on the table for families in our community. No experience necessary — just a willingness to show up and work hard!

👉 Sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/262428712078056
Link in bio
Questions? Reach out to

chattanoogapridefoodcoalition@proton.me by @_soft_animal

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We need shelf stable, non perishable food urgently to directly support families and vulnerable community members. Please bring donations to these locations.#mutualaid #chattanoga #foodisahumanright #solidaritynotcharity taken in Chattanooga, Tennessee by @_soft_animal

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