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The main Dallas congregation is involved in multiple charitable programs through its Dallas Hope Charities initiative. iCare is a program utilizing volunteers who serve lunch to the needy each Monday, as well as giving out donated food, toiletries, and sundries from the cathedral's food pantry to those who are also in need, in conjunction with the lunch.
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas, United States. [6] It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano and Frisco.A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinney is about 32 miles (51 km) north of Dallas.
The Rainbow Round Table (RRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is dedicated to supporting the information needs of LGBTQIA+ people, from professional library workers to the population at large. [1] Founded in 1970, it is the nation's first gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender professional organization.
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The Queer Liberation Library is in part a response to the increasing number of book bans and challenges targeting LGBT materials in the United States. [4] In 2022 the American Library Association, which has compiled data from book challenges reported to their Office for Intellectual Freedom since 1990, [5] reported the greatest number of ban attempts to date, 38% more than in the prior year. [6]
The first pro-LGBT event in DFW occurred in 1972; it was an unorganized march in Downtown Dallas. [5] The first official gay pride parade took place in June 1980. [6] Since then, both the Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan divisions of the Metroplex have held their own separate gay pride festivals.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Texas have some protections in state law but may face legal and social challenges not faced by others. Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized in Texas in 2003 by the Lawrence v. Texas ruling.
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