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The Stonewall Democrats of Dallas is an LGBT political club in the area. [18] Gay for Good also has a Dallas–Fort Worth chapter. [19] The Resource Center opened its 20,000-square-foot building in 2016; the $8.7 million project is located in Oaklawn and is one of the largest LGBT community centers in the nation. [20] [21]
The Montrose Center is an LGBTQ community center located in Houston, Texas, in the United States. [1] The organization provides an array of programs and services for the LGBTQ community, including mental and behavioral health, anti-violence services, support groups, specialized services for youth, seniors, and those living with HIV, community meeting space, and it now operates the nation's ...
Annise Parker, former Mayor of Houston. Michael Ennis of the Texas Monthly stated in 1980 that within Texas, "gay political inroads" were "most visible" in Houston. [14] In the October 1979 Village Voice Richard Goldstein wrote that due to the perceived threat from the "Christian right" in the area, gay people in Houston "take politics more seriously" than those in New York City.
LGBTQ community centers are safe meeting places for all people. Prior to the gay liberation movement, there were no LGBTQ community centers in the United States. They became popular in the 1980s following activism to combat HIV/AIDS in the LGBTQ community. By 2009, there were at least 150 throughout the country. [1]
The Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History, Inc. (GCAM) is an LGBT history organization located in Houston. [1] It was previously in Neartown. [2] GCAM was created to collect, preserve and provide access to historical items from the LGBT community of the Gulf Coast area of Texas. [3]
QueerBomb Dallas is a public celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. [ 1 ] The QueerBomb Dallas Pride rally, march and celebration was held each June in recognition of LGBTQIA Pride Month.
Austin, [30] Dallas, [31] Fort Worth, [32] El Paso, [33] Houston, [34] and San Antonio [35] provide health insurance to domestic partners of city workers. In 2001, 52% of Houston voters approved Proposition 2, an amendment to the city charter prohibiting the city from providing domestic partner benefits for city employees. [ 36 ]
[1] [2] The Transgender History Archive is housed in the TG Center in Houston and is open to the public. [3] The archive is one of many organisations thanked by influential LGBTQ+ writer, Leslie Feinberg .