THE GAYBORHOOD EL BARRIO QUEER
Your directory of LGBTQ+ businesses, organizations and community resources across Texas Tu directorio de negocios, organizaciones y recursos LGBTQ+ en todo el estado de Texas
210 listings across 31 Texas cities 210 listados en 31 ciudades de Texas 213 listings across 31 Texas cities 213 listados en 31 ciudades de Texas
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🍹 Bars & Nightlife Bares y Vida Nocturna
1851 Club
Arlington's neighborhood gay bar at 931 W. Division St., open since 1983, with weekend drag shows and weekly comedy, poker, karaoke, trivia and pool nights.
2015 Place
2015 Place—often called 2015—is a relaxed neighborhood bar in Monte Vista, just north of the Main Avenue Strip.
Alexandre's
LGBTQ+ bar on Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn since 2004, with craft cocktails, food, live music and Sunday karaoke.
Ay Qué Chula
Ay Que Chula is an LGBTQ+ bar and restaurant on the Main Avenue Strip with brunch and dinner, drag brunches on Saturdays and Sundays, and Lesbian Night on Thursdays.
Barcode Houston
Barcode Houston is a gay bar at 817 Fairview St. in Montrose with an open mic night on Mondays, karaoke on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and benefit shows for community groups.
Blur Bar
Blur Bar is a gay dance club at 710 Pacific St. in Montrose with Top 40, hip-hop and Latin music, a dance floor, a lounge, patios and a balcony.
Bonham Exchange
Temporarily closed since Aug. 1, 2026, for a fire-suppression install and upgrades, with a reopening expected later this year. Open since July 1981 in the 1891 Turner Hall at 411 Bonham St., the Bonham Exchange is a three-level LGBTQ+ nightclub.
Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey is a 21-and-up, no-cover dance club on the St. Mary's Strip that hosts ThurzGayz, its weekly LGBTQ+ party, every Thursday night.
Cheer Up Charlies
LGBTQ+ bar and music venue on Red River Street that calls itself an everybody space, with dance parties, live music, ballroom events and kombucha on tap.
Club 727
Closed as of Aug. 1, 2026. Club 727, formerly Club Silver, was an LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub at 1812 N. Main Ave. on the Strip known for Tejano Night, drag and dancing.
Club Changes
Club Changes calls itself the longest-running gay bar in Fort Worth, open since 2004 at 2637 E. Lancaster Ave., with drag shows and Sunday parties posted on its Facebook page.
Club Luxor
Lubbock LGBTQ+ nightclub, open since 1998, with themed drag shows, a DJ and a dance floor every Friday and Saturday night.
Club Reflection
Neighborhood gay bar at 604 S. Jennings Ave. south of downtown Fort Worth, with country nights, Latin nights and other theme nights posted day by day on its Facebook page.
CockTales El Paso
CockTales is a gay bar on Pride Square in downtown El Paso, at 506 1/2 N. Stanton St., with drag shows and themed parties near the district's other LGBTQ+ bars.
Crocker Bar
Crocker Bar is a gay hip-hop bar at 2312 Crocker St. in Montrose with a courtyard and patio, open daily from noon to 2 a.m. with no cover charge.
Dakota East Side Ice House
Closed. The Dakota East Side Ice House (2018–2026) said goodbye the weekend of Aug. 9, 2026, after three farewell nights. The East Side bar took San Antonio's queer nightlife beyond the Main Avenue Strip with drink specials, live music and community events.
Dallas Eagle
Gay leather, bear and fetish bar in the Design District, at 525 S. Riverfront Blvd. since 2023, with weekly trivia, underwear nights and DJ parties.
Dallas Woody's Sports & Video Bar
Dallas Woody's is an LGBTQ+ sports and video bar on Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn, open since 2004, with televised games, music videos, karaoke and theme nights.
Envy
Envy, formerly Let's Be Honest, is an LGBTQ+ bar at 1602 N Main Ave on the Strip with drag shows, DJs and late nights, including Kristi Waters' Sunday drag brunch and Spin That Wheel on Mondays.
EPIC Bar and Nightclub El Paso
EPIC Bar and Nightclub is a 21-and-up LGBTQ+ club on Pride Square in downtown El Paso, with two dance floors, drag shows, DJs, dancers and outdoor seating.
George Country Sports Bar
George Country Sports Bar is a country sports bar at 617 Fairview St. in Montrose, known for its Thursday Steak Night with steaks, chops and seafood starting at 6:30 p.m.
Halo Bar & Nightclub
The only LGBTQ+ bar in Bryan-College Station since 2003 — a 20+ year community anchor for Brazos Valley's queer population and Aggie LGBTQ+ students.
Heat Nightclub
Heat Nightclub is an LGBTQ+ dance club and show bar at 1500 N Main Ave on the Strip, with weekly drag shows, guest DJs and a Chill Bar. No cover for 21+ before 11 p.m.
Hidden Door Dallas
Gay bar on Bowser Avenue in Oak Lawn since 1979, with a large year-round patio and food. It now accepts cards as well as cash.
JR's Bar & Grill
Gay bar and grill at Cedar Springs Road and Throckmorton Street since 1980, with an upstairs balcony, a late-night kitchen, drag, DJs and watch parties.
JR's Bar & Grill Houston
JR's Bar & Grill is a Montrose gay bar at 808 Pacific St., open since 1982, with a New Orleans-style courtyard and patio, daily drink specials, karaoke and no cover charge.
Kaliente
Latin LGBTQ+ nightclub on Maple Avenue in Oak Lawn, open for more than 20 years, with DJs, shows and contests promoted largely in Spanish.
Knockout
Knockout is an LGBTQ+ sports bar and pizza parlor at 1420 N Main Ave on the Strip, home to Pup's Pizza, game-day watch parties, Naughty Lotería nights and the Sunday Funday drag brunch.
Liberty Lounge FW
LGBTQ+ neighborhood bar on Fort Worth's Near Southside with weekly trivia, karaoke, music bingo and a run and walk club, plus book clubs, D&D nights, a crochet club and art markets.
Michael's Outpost
Michael's Outpost is an LGBTQ+ piano bar and cabaret at 1419 Richmond Ave. in Montrose, open since 1998, with piano sing-alongs, karaoke and drag shows every night of the week.
Montrose Country Club
Restaurant, bar and seasonal 21+ pool club at 202 Tuam St. in Montrose that calls itself proudly LGBTQ+ inclusive, with weekend brunch and a Sunday drag brunch.
Neon Boots Dancehall & Saloon
LGBTQ+ country and western dance hall in the historic Esquire Ballroom building at 11410 Hempstead Road, with dance lessons, line dancing, karaoke and weekend dance nights.
Oilcan Harry's
Gay bar and dance club at 211 W. Fourth St. that calls itself Austin's oldest LGBT entertainment venue, with nightly drag shows, dance parties, karaoke and bingo.
Paramour at the Phipps
Paramour at the Phipps is a 21-and-up rooftop cocktail bar and entertainment venue in San Antonio's Museum District; in August 2026 it said it may be moving.
Pearl Bar Houston
Lesbian bar founded in 2013, now at 2811 Washington Ave. with Side Peace Women's Sports Bar, hosting drag bingo, DJ nights, burlesque and community events for Houston's queer community.
Pegasus
Pegasus is one of the oldest LGBTQ+ bars on San Antonio's North Main Avenue strip, in Tobin Hill, with regular drag shows and live entertainment.
Picks Bar
Picks Bar is a 21-and-up live music bar on Loop 1604 where Rey Lopez Entertainment presents Drag Lotería with Plants every other Tuesday and occasional drag shows.
Purgatory
Purgatory is an LGBTQ+-friendly bar in San Antonio.
Rain on 4th
Gay bar and dance club at 217 W. Fourth St. in the Warehouse District, serving Austin's LGBTQ+ community since 2004 with drag, karaoke, a Thursday strip-off and brunch parties.
RIPCORD Houston
Montrose gay leather bar at 715 Fairview St., open since 1982 and billed as the oldest gay leather bar in Texas, welcoming bears, leather fans and friends of all genders.
Robert's Lafitte
Reportedly the oldest continually operating LGBTQ+ bar in Texas — open since 1970 near Galveston's Historic Pleasure Pier.
Round-Up Saloon
The Round-Up Saloon and Dance Hall is a gay country-western bar on Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn with free dance lessons most nights, karaoke and drag.
SA Country Saloon
SA Country Saloon is a country bar on West Hildebrand Avenue with karaoke, a Sunday drag brunch and Friday drag shows hosted by show director Kehlani C St James.
South Beach Houston
LGBTQ+ dance club at 810 Pacific St. in Montrose with DJ nights, touring guest DJs, drag performances and late-night dancing for guests 21 and older.
Sparks Club
Sparks Club is Uptown San Antonio's neighborhood gay bar, open every day from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. with a $2 happy hour until 9 p.m., and it hosts Kinky Karnival on the first Saturday of each month.
Sparky's Pub
Sparky's Pub is an Old English-style LGBTQ+ pub at 1416 N. Main Ave. with video DJs, pool tables, darts, bar bites and a large patio. Open daily 3 p.m.–2 a.m., with happy hour 3–9 p.m.
Station 4
Station 4, or S4, is an 18-and-up LGBTQ+ nightclub on Cedar Springs Road, open since 1980, with five rooms on four floors, including the Rose Room drag stage.
Sue Ellen's Dallas
Sue Ellen's, which calls itself Texas' oldest lesbian bar, has served Oak Lawn since 1989 with two floors of DJs, drag, karaoke and dancing on the Cedar Springs strip.
TC's Show Bar
Closed. TC's Show Bar opened in the summer of 2009 at 817 Fairview St. in Montrose; the space later became Barcode.
The Austin Eagle
Leather, bear and fetish bar in Northeast Austin with a full kitchen, weekly trivia and karaoke, monthly gear and bear parties, drag shows and fundraisers.
The Bang Bang Bar
The Bang Bang Bar is a vinyl-spinning, cocktail-slinging vintage dive bar at 119 El Mio St. in San Antonio, opened in 2016 by members of the indie band Girl in a Coma in a building that once housed the lesbian bar Bermuda Triangle.
The Eagle San Antonio at Knockout
The Eagle San Antonio at Knockout is a leather and gear bar located in the backroom of Knockout on the Main Avenue Strip, with a separate entrance on Evergreen Street.
The Hidden Door
Corpus Christi gay bar, established in 1980 and billed as the oldest bar serving the Coastal Bend's LGBTQ+ community, with drag shows, a monthly talent night and a Monday cookout night.
The Iron Bear
Downtown bear bar and grill on West Sixth Street, 21 and up, with karaoke, show tune nights, country dancing, K-pop, gear and underwear parties.
The Tool Box El Paso
The Tool Box is a gay bar at 506 N. Stanton St. in El Paso's Pride Square, open daily from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.
TMC: The Mining Company
TMC: The Mining Company is a 21-and-up LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub on Cedar Springs Road in Oak Lawn, open daily from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. with DJs, weekend drag and no cover.
Touch Bar El Paso
Touch Bar El Paso is an LGBTQ+ show bar and nightclub in east El Paso, open since 2014, with drag shows, a Sunday drag brunch and touring Drag Race and Dragula performers.
Varsity Bar Houston
LGBTQ+-owned video and sports bar at 611 Hyde Park Blvd. in Montrose, in the former Eagle Houston space, with two levels, 50-plus screens, karaoke, trivia and dancing.
WKND
WKND is a 21-and-up dance club at 1524 N. Main Ave. on the Main Avenue Strip, steps from Heat, Knockout and Sparky's.
Zippers
Closed since May 2020. Zippers was an LGBTQ+ bar on Fitzhugh Avenue at Travis Street in Dallas; it closed after its landlord would not work with it on rent during the COVID-19 shutdown, the Dallas Voice reported.
🌟 Entertainers & Performers Artistas y Performers
360 Queen Entertainment
360 Queen Entertainment is a San Antonio drag production company, offering full-service brunch, dinner, and nightclub shows across various venues in the city.
ANNALXG
ANNALXG is a DJ and producer serving the LGBTQ+ community in San Antonio.
Bewitched
Bewitched is a dark-music event collective that throws industrial, techno and post-punk nights, including fetish raves, in San Antonio and other cities, most often at Heat Nightclub.
Bexarhaus
BexarHaus is a San Antonio production company that throws circuit parties for the LGBTQ+ community, most often at Heat Nightclub on The Strip.
House of Eternas
House of Eternas is San Antonio's BIPOC alternative drag troupe, founded in September 2021.
House of Juicy
House of Juicy is the Central Texas chapter of the international kiki house the House of Juicy Couture, hosting ball nights and vogue events in San Antonio with the Kind Clinic.
Lez Dance SATX
Lez Dance SATX throws no-cover daytime dance parties for San Antonio's 25+ sapphic community, including parties at The Lucky Duck on North Alamo Street.
Pastie Pops
Pastie Pops is a San Antonio burlesque and variety troupe that celebrated 15 years of burlesque in San Antonio in 2026.
Rey Lopez Entertainment
Rey Lopez Entertainment has produced drag shows in San Antonio since 2011 and brings local and touring drag performers to Picks Bar.
SA Papis
SA Papis is a drag king troupe based in San Antonio.
SpecDRAGular
SpecDRAGular is a San Antonio community organization that uplifts and gives a platform to all types of drag artists through its zine, a drag artist directory and the annual SpecDRAGular Awards.
The Flame Games
The Flame Games is a weekly Sunday drag competition at Heat Nightclub, hosted by Miss Taint and Bloody Blush with a special guest judge and showtime at 11 p.m.
Vinilious Records SATX
Vinilious is a San Antonio booking agency, promoter and DJ project that brings Latin indie and alternative artists to local stages.
💛 Nonprofits & Resources Organizaciones y Recursos
Abilene Pride Alliance
Nonprofit behind Abilene's annual Pride festival, with year-round community programs for LGBTQ+ people in Abilene and the Big Country.
Alamo Area Resource Center (AARC)
Founded in 1990 to support people living with HIV, the Alamo Area Resource Center (AARC) offers LGBTQ+ primary care, HIV care, gender-affirming care, PrEP and free HIV and STI testing in San Antonio.
Alamo Empire Inc
The Royal, Sovereign and Imperial Court of the Alamo Empire is a San Antonio LGBTQ+ volunteer nonprofit, founded in 1990, that raises money through drag shows, pageantry and galas for nonprofits serving people in Bexar County.
Alliance of Border Collaboratives
The Alliance of Border Collaboratives is an El Paso coalition connecting LGBTQ+ organizations and advocates across the U.S.-Mexico borderlands to advance queer rights and community wellbeing.
Alphabet Army / The Glass House Resource Center
Tyler nonprofit for LGBTQIA+ youth, parents and allies behind The Glass House Resource Center, an LGBTQ+ center with support groups, a food pantry, a clothing closet and a computer lab.
Amarillo Area Transgender Advocacy Group
Founded in 2019, AATAG runs a weekly support group, a low-barrier food distribution and community events for transgender and LGBTQIA+ people in Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle.
Avenue 360 Health & Wellness
Avenue 360 Health & Wellness is a Houston nonprofit health provider offering primary care, HIV care and testing, behavioral health and dental care, plus hospice care at Omega House.
BEAT AIDS
BEAT AIDS (Black Efforts Against the Threat of AIDS) is a San Antonio nonprofit offering HIV and STI testing, PrEP, care and support services, with a focus on African American, Latinx and other communities of color.
Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
Carrollton-based national coalition working to improve the lives of Black transgender and nonbinary people through advocacy, help with basic needs, health, jobs and housing, and an annual conference.
Black, Queer & Here
Black, Queer & Here is a Pride Center San Antonio support group and community for Black LGBTQIA+ people 18 and older, with monthly virtual meetings and social gatherings.
BLAQ LINQ
Dallas nonprofit working to reduce HIV stigma and widen health access for communities of color through art, storytelling, workshops and a PrEP and doxyPEP text line.
Boerne Pride
Boerne Pride is a nonprofit that supports LGBTQIA+ rights and advocates for equal rights in Boerne and the Hill Country, best known for the annual Boerne Pride Walk and its community socials.
Borderland Rainbow Center
Borderland Rainbow Center is El Paso's LGBTQ+ community center, with weekly peer support groups, HIV services, therapy, a food pantry and events for the El Paso, Las Cruces and Juárez region.
Campaign for Southern Equality
Asheville, N.C.-based nonprofit that advocates for legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ people in the South; its Trans Youth Emergency Project offers care navigation and travel grants to families of trans youth, including in Texas.
Coalition for Aging LGBT
North Texas nonprofit working since 2015 to improve the quality of life of older LGBTQ+ adults, with an annual summit and an LGBT-friendly senior housing guide.
Dunes Homeless Solutions
Tarrant County nonprofit founded in 2018 that works to provide crisis transitional housing and support to young adults 18 to 24 experiencing homelessness, particularly LGBTQ+ young people.
Equality Texas
Equality Texas is a statewide advocacy organization working for the civil rights of LGBTQ+ Texans through legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, public education and coalition building.
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center is a San Antonio nonprofit working at the intersection of LGBTQ+ rights, Latinx cultural preservation, women's rights and social justice through arts programming, community organizing and advocacy.
FAM210
FAM210 is a free, confidential San Antonio program that connects people diagnosed with HIV, and anyone interested in HIV-related topics, with peer mentoring and support, plus WISE, a support group for women living with HIV.
Fiesta Youth
Fiesta Youth is a San Antonio LGBTQ+ youth nonprofit founded in 2013. It serves youth ages 6–24 and their families with weekly peer support meetings, parent and caregiver groups, robotics and college readiness programs.
Finn's Place
Finn's Place is a free community center in south Fort Worth for trans and gender-diverse people, with weekly community hours, support groups, workshops and space that partner groups can reserve.
Freelux Project
Black-led Dallas nonprofit working to end HIV and LGBTQ+ stigma through free HIV self-test kits, telehealth referrals, panels, brunches and a stigma reduction summit.
Fundación Latinoamericana de Acción Social (FLAS)
FLAS is a southwest Houston nonprofit offering HIV and STI counseling and testing, behavioral health care, substance use treatment, food assistance and referrals, with much of its outreach in Spanish.
Gender Infinity
Gender Infinity is a Houston nonprofit dedicated to supporting transgender and gender-expansive youth and families through education, advocacy, and a beloved annual conference.
Grayson County Pride
Sherman-based nonprofit founded in 2019 that serves LGBTQ+ people in Grayson County and Texoma with a June Pride festival, Pride prom, monthly meetups, scholarships and support meetings.
House of Rebirth
Black trans-led Dallas nonprofit, founded in 2019, offering housing navigation, advocacy, resource referrals and community support for transgender and gender-diverse Texans.
HRC San Antonio
HRC San Antonio is the local chapter of the Human Rights Campaign, which calls itself the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. It involves San Antonians in advocacy, civic action and organizing for LGBTQ+ equality.
Kind Clinic
Kind Clinic is a sexual health and wellness clinic serving LGBTQ+ people and those affected by HIV across Texas. Founded in 2015, it has locations in Austin, San Antonio and Dallas and offers PrEP, HIV and STI testing and gender-affirming care at no cost to patients.
Legacy Community Health
Legacy Community Health is a nonprofit health system with more than 50 Gulf Coast locations offering primary care, behavioral health, dental, HIV and STI care, and LGBTQ+ services.
LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Foundation that supports the North Texas LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce's educational and charitable work, with scholarships for Texas LGBTQ+ and ally students and leadership programs.
LGBTQ SAVES
LGBTQ SAVES is a Fort Worth nonprofit that runs weekly youth meetings, monthly workshops and hangouts, Pride events and community dinners for LGBTQ+ youth ages 12 to 24 and their families.
Live Oak Singers, Inc.
Live Oak Singers, Inc. is San Antonio's LGBTQ+-affirming community chorus, bringing together singers of diverse backgrounds and musical abilities to perform for and with the greater San Antonio community.
Living Positive San Antonio
Living Positive San Antonio, a peer support and advocacy group for everyone living with or affected by HIV, meets Tuesdays (doors 6 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m.) in the auditorium at Woodlawn Pointe, 702 Donaldson Ave., as of Sept. 1, 2026.
LubbockPRIDE
LubbockPRIDE is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit that organizes Lubbock's annual Pride Fest, monthly game nights, youth and family events, social meetups and fundraisers.
Lyfe Journey Unfolding
Dallas-area nonprofit, founded in 2021, that serves people experiencing homelessness through outreach, housing support and a planned tiny home community.
Mom Mpowered
Supports mothers of children with special needs through pregnancy and postpartum support and special education (IEP) advocacy, and helps youth and women with basic needs, mentorship and scholarships.
Monica Roberts Resource Center
The Monica Roberts Resource Center is a Houston nonprofit focused on Black trans empowerment, offering support groups, counseling and wellness programs and hosting Houston Trans Pride each June.
Montrose Center
The Montrose Center is Houston's LGBTQ+ community center, offering counseling, HIV and STI testing, recovery support, youth and senior programs, and support groups.
Muhlaysia Booker Foundation
The Muhlaysia Booker Foundation provides housing, advocacy, counseling, and employment support for transgender women in Dallas, founded in memory of slain trans activist Muhlaysia Booker.
Nu Transgender Movement
Nu Transgender Movement, known as Nu Trans Movement, is a Black-led nonprofit that helps transgender and nonbinary Texans get ID documents, affirming care referrals and HIV prevention.
Operation BRAVE
Operation BRAVE is a San Antonio initiative that connects people living with HIV in Bexar County who are newly diagnosed, out of care or not yet virally suppressed to care, treatment and support.
Organizacion Latina Trans in Texas
Houston nonprofit founded and led by trans Latinx immigrants that runs an emergency shelter and offers free member services, including support groups, legal help and health connections, for trans and LGBTQIA+ Texans.
Out in West Texas
Out in West Texas (OIWT) is an Odessa-based nonprofit that advocates for and supports transgender and gender-nonconforming people across the Permian Basin through education, events and peer community.
Outreach Inc.
Fort Worth's LGBTQ+ nonprofit providing counseling, HIV testing, community resources, and advocacy for queer residents across Tarrant County.
OutYouth
Central Texas nonprofit serving LGBTQIA+ youth and their families since 1990, with drop-in programs for ages 9 to 23, counseling and family support.
Panhandle Pride Inc.
Panhandle Pride Inc. is Amarillo's LGBTQ+ Pride nonprofit, organizing the annual Panhandle Pride festival and supporting the Texas Panhandle community with scholarships, crisis help and events.
PFLAG Boerne
PFLAG Boerne is the Boerne chapter of PFLAG, a support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their families and friends in Boerne and the Hill Country.
PFLAG El Paso
PFLAG El Paso offers monthly support meetings in English and Spanish, plus education and advocacy, for LGBTQ+ people and their families in the El Paso area.
PFLAG San Antonio
PFLAG San Antonio is the local chapter of PFLAG, supporting, educating and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them in San Antonio and Bexar County through support groups, presentations and advocacy.
Pride Center San Antonio
Pride Center San Antonio is a community resource center that connects LGBTQ+ and HIV communities and their families to health, wellness, advocacy, education and community resources.
Pride Center West Texas
Pride Center West Texas is an LGBTQN+ community center in Odessa with an adult drop-in space, a Tuesday youth space, peer support, PrEP navigation and social events for the Permian Basin.
Pride Community Center (Pride Brazos)
Bryan-College Station nonprofit offering peer support groups, HIV stigma-reduction work, gender-affirming care micro-grants and monthly socials for LGBTQ+ people across the Brazos Valley.
Pride Corpus Christi
Pride Corpus Christi, a program of The Mosaic Project of South Texas, has celebrated the Coastal Bend's LGBTQIA+ community since 2016 with a free parade and block party each October.
Pride Frisco
Pride Frisco brings LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations and community events to the Frisco area, building visibility and inclusion in the northern DFW suburbs.
Pride of San Antonio Showband
The Pride of San Antonio Showband is an LGBTQ+-affirming marching band and musical ensemble serving the San Antonio community, performing at Pride events, community parades, and civic occasions throughout the city and region.
Pride San Antonio Inc.
Pride San Antonio Inc. is the San Antonio nonprofit that produces the annual Pride Bigger Than Texas Parade and Festival, the San Antonio QFest film festival and other Pride events.
Pride210
Pride210 is a community-led LGBTQ+ Pride organization and nonprofit in San Antonio, independent of Pride San Antonio, working for a Pride that is transparent, accountable and rooted in the community it represents.
Resource Center Dallas
Resource Center is a Dallas LGBTQIA+ nonprofit, serving North Texas since 1983, with affirming health care, HIV testing and services, community programs, advocacy and senior housing.
Riverside Pride
Riverside Pride is a nonprofit that connects, supports and represents the LGBTQIA+ community of New Braunfels, Seguin, Canyon Lake and surrounding areas, working for equality through community building, education and advocacy.
San Antonio AIDS Foundation
The San Antonio AIDS Foundation (SAAF), founded in 1986, serves Bexar County and 11 surrounding South Texas counties with free HIV and STI testing, PrEP access, case management, clinical care, meals and housing.
San Antonio Community Resource Directory (SACRD)
The San Antonio Community Resource Directory (SACRD) is an online directory of human services, including nonprofits, congregations, government agencies and community groups, in and around San Antonio.
San Antonio Gender Association
The San Antonio Gender Association (SAGA) is a peer support organization for transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse adults, with hybrid meetings on the first and third Thursdays at Pride Center San Antonio.
San Antonio LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce
The San Antonio LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce supports LGBTQ+ and allied businesses in San Antonio through connection, advocacy and growth, with networking, civic engagement and community events.
San Marcos Queer Council
The San Marcos Queer Council (SMTXQC) fosters belonging and wellbeing for LGBTQIA2S+ people by facilitating peer-led events in Hays County, including game nights at the San Marcos Public Library.
Save Our Sisters United
Houston nonprofit that empowers Black transgender women and trans people of color in Texas through peer support, health and legal referrals, social services navigation and advocacy.
Smile Big TX
Smile Big TX is an Amarillo LGBTQ+ community organization providing support, visibility, and advocacy for queer residents of the Texas Panhandle.
Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio (SDSA)
Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio is an LGBTQ+ Democratic club working to protect and advance LGBTQ+ rights in San Antonio through endorsements, voter engagement and monthly membership meetings.
Taylor Pride
LGBTQ+ group in Taylor, Texas, that says it began as Williamson County's first Pride event and now hosts an annual music and art festival, first-Friday happy hours and community events.
Texas Latino Pride
Texas Latino Pride is a Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofit, founded in 2014, that brings Latino and LGBTQ+ communities together through an annual festival in Dallas and other community events.
Texas Pride Community Foundation
Texas Pride Community Foundation, formerly Texas Pride Impact Funds, is a statewide LGBTQ+ community foundation that raises and grants money to support LGBTQ+ Texans and local groups across Texas.
The Houston Intersex Society
The Houston Intersex Society is an all-volunteer, BIPOC-led grassroots nonprofit founded in 2012 for, by and about intersex people, working for visibility through education and the arts.
The Opal Center
Wichita Falls nonprofit, founded in 2017, offering free LGBTQ-affirming therapy, an assistance fund, legal help with name and gender-marker changes and peer support groups in the Texoma region.
Thrive Youth Center
Thrive Youth Center is a San Antonio nonprofit that provides housing and support for LGBTQ+ young adults ages 18 to 24 experiencing homelessness.
Trans Allies San Antonio
TransAllies San Antonio supports and builds resources for San Antonio's transgender community and their families, friends and allies, and advocates for trans-inclusive policies in San Antonio and Texas.
Trans Pride Initiative
Trans Pride Initiative is a Dallas nonprofit supporting trans and gender-diverse people in health care, housing and employment, with much of its recent work focused on Texas prisoners.
Trans-Fronterizxs
Trans-Fronterizxs is a binational peer case-management program for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, started by the Alliance of Border Collaboratives.
Transgender Foundation of America
Houston grassroots nonprofit organized in 1998 and run by transgender people, working to improve quality of life for trans people through advocacy, education and the Houston Transgender Unity Banquet.
Trinity Pride
Fort Worth nonprofit behind Trinity Pride Fest each June, the Celestial Ball and the revived Q Cinema film festival, with a community calendar and LGBTQ+ resource directory.
TX LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce
TX LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce is a statewide network of LGBTQ+ business chambers in Texas, including the San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce, working on advocacy, networking and economic opportunity for LGBTQ+ business owners.
Village Unlimited
Village Unlimited provides housing, community resources, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ individuals facing housing instability and homelessness in the Arlington and DFW area.
WestCare Texas
WestCare Texas is a San Antonio-based nonprofit offering mental health, housing, HIV testing and prevention, youth mentoring and domestic violence services in San Antonio and Laredo.
Woodlawn Pointe Center for Community
Woodlawn Pointe: A Center of Community is a San Antonio community center and nonprofit hub located at 702 Donaldson Ave. The facility serves as the home base for several LGBTQ+ organizations.
🤝 Community & Social Comunidad y Social
Alamo Reading Rainbro Circle
The Alamo Reading Rainbro Circle is a San Antonio book club for gay and bi men, backed by The Pride Center San Antonio, that meets the second Saturday of each month to discuss LGBTQ+ books.
Amarillo Pride
Annual LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in the Texas Panhandle — bringing visibility, community, and joy to Amarillo and the surrounding region.
Angelo Pride
LGBTQ+ Pride organization for San Angelo and the Concho Valley — organizing annual Pride celebrations and building queer community in West-Central Texas.
Austin Pride
The volunteer-run Austin Pride Foundation produces Austin's annual Pride festival and nighttime parade down Congress Avenue each August.
Camp Nackte
Camp Nackte is a body-positive, LGBTQ+ owned and operated campground in Stockdale, southeast of San Antonio, with day passes, overnight stays and themed weekends for adults 18 and up.
Central Texas Pride Community Center
Killeen-area 501(c)(3) with a weekly youth GSA, monthly queer socials in Harker Heights and Temple, community resources and The Greatest Little Pride in Texas.
Dallas Southern Pride
Dallas organizer of Juneteenth Unity Weekend, a Black LGBTQ+ Pride celebration each June with a health summit, a pageant, parties and a brunch.
Dallas Voice
LGBTQ+ newspaper and news site for North Texas, publishing in print and online for four decades with news, politics, arts and entertainment coverage.
Denton Pride
Annual Pride celebration for the Denton LGBTQ+ community — a vibrant, grassroots event drawing queer students, residents, and allies to one of North Texas's most progressive cities.
Down2Gayme
Down2Gayme is a San Antonio LGBTQ+ social group centered on board games and tabletop gaming. Its regular game nights bring queer community members together in a casual, inclusive setting.
DreamWeek San Antonio
DreamWeek San Antonio is an annual citywide summit that creates spaces for civil and civic engagement, with events built around exchanging ideas, inspiring discussion and igniting change.
East Texas Pride
LGBTQ+ Pride organization for Tyler and East Texas — organizing Pride events and building queer community in a region where visibility and belonging matter deeply.
Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
The Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus, founded in 1975, works to end prejudice, violence and injustice against LGBTQ+ people through education, activism and political advocacy.
Just Us Lesbians (JUL)
Just Us Lesbians (JUL), founded in 2010, is a San Antonio lesbian social group that organizes coffee meetups, lunches, dances, bowling and volunteer outings through Meetup.
Kinky Karnival
Kinky Karnival is a monthly themed fetish party held the first Saturday of every month at Sparks Club in San Antonio.
Lesbians In San Antonio (LISA)
Lesbians In San Antonio (LISA) is a Meetup-based social group for WLW (women who love women), an inclusive, no-drama community for socializing, making friends and joining recreational activities across San Antonio.
Lumberjack Pride (SFA)
LGBTQ+ student and community organization at Stephen F. Austin State University — fostering queer visibility, community, and support in Deep East Texas.
Orgullo de San Antonio (LULAC 22198)
Orgullo de San Antonio LGBTQ LULAC Council 22198 is a San Antonio council of the League of United Latin American Citizens that works to advance civil rights for LGBTQIA+ people.
OutSmart Magazine
Houston's LGBTQ+ magazine, published monthly since 1994, covering local and national news, politics, health, arts and entertainment in print and online.
Pub Run San Antonio
Pub Run San Antonio hosts free, themed First Friday pub crawls through downtown San Antonio bars.
Renegade Bears of San Antonio
Renegade Bears of San Antonio is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit bear club, established in 2014, that hosts social events and fundraisers for bears, admirers and allies.
Rio Grande Valley Pride
Rio Grande Valley Pride, or RGV Pride, is the Valley's annual Pride celebration. It began in 2013 as Pride in the Park in Harlingen, and South Texas Equality Project has produced it since 2025.
SA Queer Voices Collective
SA Queer Voices Collective is a queer writing collective in San Antonio.
San Antonio Gay Men's Book Club
The San Antonio Gay Men's Book Club is a Meetup group that picks a monthly book by, for or about gay men and meets at members' homes, with details shared on Meetup.
San Antonio Kennel Klub
San Antonio Kennel Klub is a private Facebook group for San Antonio-area pups, handlers and allies, built around inclusion and community.
San Antonio Leathermen
San Antonio Leathermen is a social club for people into leather, rubber, uniforms and other gear, with monthly socials, bar nights and public club meetings.
San Antonio LGBT & Ally Outdoors
San Antonio LGBT & Ally Outdoors is a private Facebook group for LGBTQ+ people and allies who meet for walks, hikes, outdoor yoga and meditation around San Antonio.
San Antonio Public Library
The San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) operates 30 branch locations throughout the city, providing free access to books, digital resources, community programs, and educational services to all San Antonians.
Sapphics of San Antonio (SOSA)
Sapphics of San Antonio (SOSA) is an inclusive LGBTQ+ Meetup group for women and women-aligned people in San Antonio and surrounding areas.
Stonewall Democrats of Dallas
Political club for LGBTQ+ and allied Democrats in Dallas County, founded in 1996, that endorses candidates, registers voters and meets monthly at S4 on Cedar Springs Road.
Stonewall Democrats of the Rio Grande Valley
LGBTQ+ Democratic group for the Rio Grande Valley. It takes new members through a sign-up form on its Linktree.
The San Antonio River Walk
The San Antonio River Walk (Paseo del Río) is a network of pedestrian paths along the San Antonio River through downtown, lined with restaurants, bars, hotels, museums and attractions and home to festivals and events year-round.
Waco Pride Network
Volunteer-run Waco nonprofit, founded in 2018, with monthly coffee and cocktail socials, a parent group, a youth alliance, online SMART Recovery meetings and the annual Out on the Brazos Pride festival.
Wichita Falls Pride Alliance
LGBTQ+ Pride organization for Wichita Falls and the North Texas/Red River region — organizing annual Pride events and year-round community support for queer residents.
⚽ Sports Leagues Ligas Deportivas
Alamo City Flag Football League (ACFFL)
Alamo City Flag Football League (ACFFL) is San Antonio's LGBTQIA+ flag football league, playing its seasons at Olmos Soccer Fields.
Diablos OutSports Association
San Antonio's LGBTQ+ sports league, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit running sand volleyball at Sideliners Grill four to five seasons a year, plus kickball in the spring and fall.
In The Loop Run Crew
In The Loop Run Crew is an inclusive walk/run group in San Antonio open to all paces and faces — running is for everyone. The crew is also the host organization behind the Y'all Means All 5K Race.
Jan's RainbowLeague
Jan's RainbowLeague is an LGBTQ+ bowling league in San Antonio with seasonal leagues, including a summer league.
Pride San Antonio Gay Basketball League
Pride San Antonio Gay Basketball League is an LGBTQ+ recreational and competitive basketball league that brings LGBTQ+ athletes and allies together for organized games in San Antonio.
Pride Sports San Antonio
Pride Sports San Antonio, part of Pride Sports USA, runs seasonal LGBTQ+ pickleball and cornhole leagues in San Antonio for players 21 and up.
San Antonio Pride Softball League (SAPSL)
The San Antonio Pride Softball League (SAPSL), an official program of Pride San Antonio and an ASANA member league, runs seasonal LGBTQ+ softball leagues and community fundraisers.
Space City Bears
Houston's bear, cub, and leather social organization — hosting events, fundraisers, and fellowship for the city's burly queer community since the 1990s.
🎨 Arts & Culture Arte y Cultura
Austin Gay Men's Chorus
Nonprofit chorus founded in 1989 that performs fall, holiday and spring concerts across Austin and belongs to the GALA Choruses network.
LOL Comedy Club
LOL Comedy Club is a San Antonio comedy venue hosting stand-up comedy shows, open mics, and entertainment events in an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere that draws comedy fans across the city, including the LGBTQ+ community.
San Antonio Museum
The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) houses art spanning 5,000 years, from ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman works to contemporary American and Latin American art, in the former Lone Star Brewery building.
San Pedro Playhouse
San Pedro Playhouse is a San Antonio theater at 800 W. Ashby Place that produces live professional musical theater and arts education programs.
The Overtime Theater
The Overtime Theater is a San Antonio theater and improv company that produces original plays and comedy by local artists under its Live Local Original banner.
The Witte Museum
The Witte Museum is San Antonio's natural history and science museum, with permanent exhibitions on Texas wildlife, paleontology and South Texas heritage and community programs throughout the year.
The Write Spot
The Write Spot is a San Antonio LGBTQ+ social and writing group that brings together queer writers, storytellers, and creatives for community meetups and collaborative writing sessions.
Tobin Center
The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts is San Antonio's flagship performing arts venue, hosting a diverse array of Broadway touring productions, orchestral concerts, dance performances, comedy shows, and cultural events.
Wonder Theatre
Wonder Theatre is a San Antonio performing arts organization that produces culturally diverse, inclusive, community-focused theater, including LGBTQ+ stories, and welcomes performers and audiences of all backgrounds.
🕊️ Spiritual & Faith Espiritual y Fe
Cathedral of Hope
United Church of Christ congregation on Cedar Springs Road, founded in 1970 as MCC Dallas, with a primary outreach to the LGBTQ+ community and Sunday worship in English and Spanish.
MCCSA
The Metropolitan Community Church of San Antonio (MCCSA) is an LGBTQ+-affirming Christian congregation offering welcoming, inclusive worship services and community programming for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families.
💼 Business Negocios
Sir Rat Leather & Gear
Sir Rat Leather & Gear is a Texas leather and gear shop with stores in Austin, Houston and San Antonio, where its North Main Avenue store also hosts community events.
The Z
The Z is a private, members-only men's club and bathhouse at 1402 N. Zarzamora St. in San Antonio, open to members 18 and older with valid ID.
📍 Venues Lugares
Brick at Blue Star
Brick at Blue Star, an event space and beer and wine bar in Southtown's Blue Star Arts Complex, has been closed since the complex locked it out in February 2026.
Rich's Houston
Midtown event venue at 2401 San Jacinto St., long known as the gay dance club Rich's, that now hosts club nights, live entertainment, a drag brunch and private events.
The Starlighter
The Starlighter is a DIY live music and event venue in the Deco District that hosts concerts, drag shows and vendor markets.
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