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Clarksville Q presents LGBTQ+ needs assessment to Montgomery County commissioners; survey finds gaps in services and safe spaces
Summary
Representatives of Clarksville Q presented a two-phase LGBTQ+ needs assessment during public comment at the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners meeting on Aug. 11, 2025, reporting survey and interview findings that point to service gaps in mental health, housing and youth supports.
Representatives of Clarksville Q told the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 11 that a countywide needs assessment shows gaps between public support for LGBTQ+ inclusion and the local availability of inclusive services and safe spaces.
Charles Offerman, identified in his remarks as the leader of Clarksville Q, said the organization is funded from proceeds of the sale of Baptist Hospital in Nashville and focuses on community building, advocacy, education, health and support. “We fund that. We’ve created a mental health therapy fund,” Offerman said, describing programs supported by the group such as the Reach Women’s Clinic and a mental health therapy fund.
The assessment combined two phases: in-depth interviews with LGBTQ people and parents of LGBTQ children and a survey of roughly 500 Montgomery County residents,…
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