City Guide
HOUSTON LGBTQ+
Montrose has been the center of Houston's LGBTQ+ life for decades, with bars in Montrose and Midtown and community services that reach the whole region. Montrose ha sido el centro de la vida LGBTQ+ de Houston durante décadas, con bares en Montrose y Midtown y servicios comunitarios para toda la región.
About Houston's LGBTQ+ Scene Sobre la escena LGBTQ+ de Houston
Montrose has been Houston's gayborhood for decades. The Montrose Center, the city's LGBTQ+ community center since 1978, offers counseling, HIV and STI testing, recovery support, youth and senior programs and support groups.
Montrose ha sido el barrio gay de Houston durante décadas. The Montrose Center, el centro comunitario LGBTQ+ de la ciudad desde 1978, ofrece consejería, pruebas de VIH e ITS, apoyo en recuperación, programas para jóvenes y personas mayores y grupos de apoyo.
Legacy Community Health runs more than 50 clinics across the Gulf Coast, with primary care, HIV and STI care and LGBTQ+ services. The Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus, founded in 1975, has worked in local politics for five decades, and Houston has elected openly LGBTQ+ officials to city office since the 1990s.
Legacy Community Health tiene más de 50 clínicas en la costa del Golfo, con atención primaria, atención de VIH e ITS y servicios LGBTQ+. El Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus, fundado en 1975, lleva cinco décadas en la política local, y Houston elige a personas abiertamente LGBTQ+ para cargos municipales desde los años noventa.
For nights out, Montrose has JR's Bar & Grill, open since 1982, and RIPCORD, which bills itself as the oldest gay leather bar in Texas. Pearl Bar, a lesbian bar founded in 2013, is on Washington Avenue, and Neon Boots is a country-western dance hall in northwest Houston.
Para salir de noche, en Montrose están JR's Bar & Grill, abierto desde 1982, y RIPCORD, que se anuncia como el bar leather gay más antiguo de Texas. Pearl Bar, un bar lésbico fundado en 2013, está sobre Washington Avenue, y Neon Boots es un salón de baile country en el noroeste de Houston.
🍹 Bars & Nightlife🍹 Bares y Vida Nocturna
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.
📍 817 Fairview St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 710 Pacific St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 2312 Crocker St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 617 Fairview St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 808 Pacific St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 1419 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 202 Tuam St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 11410 Hempstead Road, Houston, TX 77092
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.
📍 2811 Washington Ave., Houston, TX 77007
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.
📍 715 Fairview St., Houston, TX 77006
Robert's Lafitte
Reportedly the oldest continually operating LGBTQ+ bar in Texas — open since 1970 near Galveston's Historic Pleasure Pier.
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.
📍 810 Pacific St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 817 Fairview St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 611 Hyde Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77006
💛 Nonprofits & Resources💛 Organizaciones y Recursos
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.
📍 2150 W. 18th St., Suite 300, Houston, TX 77008
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.
📍 6666 Harwin Drive, Suite 370, Houston, TX 77036
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.
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.
📍 1415 California St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
📍 401 Branard St., Houston, TX 77006
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.
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.
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.
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.
🤝 Community & Social🤝 Comunidad y Social
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.
OutSmart Magazine
Houston's LGBTQ+ magazine, published monthly since 1994, covering local and national news, politics, health, arts and entertainment in print and online.
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