[2][3] The organization has lobbied against a 2006 referendum to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage,[4] the dismissal of a lesbian soccer coach by Belmont University in 2010,[5] the Don't Say Gay bill sponsored in 2011 by Sen. Stacey Campfield and Rep. Bill Dunn,[6][7] and other public issues.

It endorsed Nashville mayor Karl Dean for re-election in 2011.

[8] In December 2015, TEP attempted to open an LGBT center in Maryville, the county seat of Blount County in partnership with local stakeholders, but this effort was ultimately unsuccessful.

[9] The Project has received funds from the Human Rights Campaign[6][10] and has partnered with the California-based Courage Campaign to develop political advertising based on the life story of an LGBT Tennessee resident.

[12] In April 2019, the TEP received a $113,000 donation and a handwritten letter of support from singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.