At - Gayborhood Buzz

Contents:

• GAY AT TRAVEL GUI
• MOVG TO LGBT AT, TEXAS? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• WHAT’S TO BEE OF AT’S UNOFFICIAL GAY DISTRICT?
• AT GAY MAP
• MOVG TO GAY TEXAS? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS AT
• ONE OF THE TEXANS ULD BEE THE FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ AND BLACK STATE LEGISLATORVENTON JON, JOLANDA JON AND CHRISTIAN “MANUEL” HAY ARE NNG FOR OPEN TEXAS HOE SEATS DALLAS, HOTON AND BEMONT, RPECTIVELY. ALL THREE ARE GAY AND WOULD BEE THE FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ AND BLACK STATE LEGISLATOR IF ELECTED.CHRISTIAN "MANUEL" HAY (OM LEFT), JOLANDA JON AND VENTON JON ARE NNG FOR OPEN TEXAS HOE SEATS BEMONT, HOTON AND DALLAS, RPECTIVELY. ALL THREE ARE GAY AND WOULD BEE THE FIRST STATE'S FIRST BLACK AND OPENLY LGBTQ LEGISLATORS IF ELECTED.(FILE)BY LREN MCGGHY9:37 AM ON MAR 7, 2022 CST — UPDATED AT 3:12 PM ON MAR 18, 2022 CDTLISTENAUSTIN — TEXAS VOTERS MAY ELECT THE STATE’S FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ AND BLACK LEGISLATOR THIS YEAR.VENTON JON, JOLANDA JON AND CHRISTIAN “MANUEL” HAY ARE NNG FOR OPEN TEXAS HOE SEATS DALLAS, HOTON AND BEMONT, RPECTIVELY. ALL THREE ARE GAY AND WOULD BEE THE FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ AND BLACK STATE LEGISLATORS IF ELECTED.ADVERTISEMENTEACH WILL FACE FELLOW DEMOCRATS THE MAY NOFF ELECTN. IN THE HOTON AND BEMONT RAC, THE WNER WILL FACE A REPUBLIN OPPONENT NOVEMBER.ADVERTISEMENTA TOTAL OF 24 OPENLY LGBTQ NDIDAT WON THEIR PRIMARI THIS MONTH , ACRDG TO LGBTQ VICTORY FUND, A GROUP THAT ADVOT FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER NDIDAT FOR ELECTED OFFICE. OF THOSE, 13 ARE NNG FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WHERE THERE ARE CURRENTLY FIVE OPENLY LGBTQ MEMBERS.POLIL POTSGET THE LATT POLICS NEWS OM NORTH TEXAS AND BEYOND.EMAIL ADDRSBY SIGNG UP YOU AGREE TO OUR TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICYSUBMITANNISE PARKER, PRINT AND CEO OF LGBTQ VICTORY FUND AND THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR OF HOTON, SAID THE PROLIFERATN OF THE NDIDAT SHOWS VOTERS ARE MANDG CHANGE THE PAL.“TIME AND TIME AGA, WE WNS HOW UNEQUABLE REPRENTATN CREAT A RIPPLE EFFECT OF HATE AND HARMFUL POLICI THAT IMPACT ALL OUR LIV. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,” PARKER SAID A STATEMENT.ADVERTISEMENTRELATED:FIVE WOMEN START TEXAS LEGISLATURE'S FIRST LGBTQ UCDALLAS SEATVENTON JON, WHO IS VYG TO REPRENT THE SPRAWLG OAK CLIFF DISTRICT THAT STRETCH ACROSS SOUTH DALLAS, WOULD NOT ONLY BE THE FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ BLACK LEGISLATOR IF ELECTED. HE’D ALSO BE THE FIRST KNOWN TO BE OPENLY LIVG WH HIV.ADVERTISEMENT“I’M SPIRED BY THE OPPORTUNY ABOUT BEG ONE OF THE FIRSTS,” JON SAID. “BEG BLACK, BEG LGBT AND BEG HIV POSIVE — IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT HAS TGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REPRENTATN, THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUY, THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERYTHG WE’RE FIGHTG FOR.”ADVERTISEMENTJON SAID HIS EXPERTISE MUNY HEALTH HAS “PERFECTLY PREPARED HIM” TO LEAD AT THIS MOMENT, AS TEXAS EMERG OM THE COVID-19 PANMIC. HIS OTHER POLICY FOC AREAS WILL BE ASTCTURE, PUBLIC TN AND VOTG RIGHTS. WHILE HE WAS BORN AND RAISED THE DISTRICT, JON SAID NAME REGNN HAS BEEN THE TOUGHT PART OF THE ELECTN BEE HE HAS NEVER N FOR ELECTED OFFICE BEFORE.HE ALSO BLASTED STATE OFFICIALS’ RECENT EFFORTS TO TARGET HEALTH RE ACCS FOR TRANSGENR CHILDREN.“IT HURTS MY HEART TO SEE THOSE THGS HAPPEN,” JON SAID. “THAT IS PART OF THE REASON I AM EVEN HERE TODAY THIS RACE IS TO BE ABLE TO RAISE MY VOICE AND TO BE ABLE TO E MY WORK TO HELP.”ADVERTISEMENTRELATED:WE REMEND THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR TEXAS HOE DISTRICT 100HE WILL FACE SANDRA CRENSHAW THE MAY 24 NOFF.CRENSHAW, A FORMER DALLAS CY UNCILWOMAN, BTED VENTON BY 728 VOT THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY. SHE CREDED HER ADVOCY WORK ON MENTAL HEALTH RE AND HOMELSNS AS ONE REASON SHE END UP THE TOP SPOT HEAD TO THE NOFF. SHE WOULD LIKE TO FOC MORE ON CHANGG THE CRIMAL JTICE SYSTEM FUTURE.“I WANT TO MAKE A NTRIBUTN, WHETHER I’M ELECTED OR NOT, FOR THOSE RCERATED,” CRENSHAW SAID.ADVERTISEMENTSHE ACCED JON’ MPAIGN OF SPREADG A MOR SHE IS HOMOPHOBIC, AN ALLEGATN HE STRONGLY NIED.CRENSHAW NIED BEG ANTI-GAY — NOTG “I BELIEVE THAT GOD MA NO MISTAK” — BUT ADD SHE IS OM AN OLR GENERATN AND DO NOT FEEL FORTABLE WH PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTN BY ANYONE REGARDLS OF THEIR SEXUALY.“I JT DON’T LIKE . AND I THK I HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THAT OPN,” SHE SAID. “THAT DON’T MAKE ME HATE THEM OR FEEL ANY DIFFERENT TOWARD THEM.”THE DALLAS SEAT IS BEG VATED BY STATE REP. JASME CROCKETT, WHO IS NNG FOR CONGRS. CROCKETT HAD NOT ENDORSED THE PRIMARY.ADVERTISEMENTHOTON SEAT

GAY AT TRAVEL GUI

At's LGBTQ muny hosts Splash Day on the first Sundays of May and September each year, drawg a surge of lol and travelg gays to enjoy a day the sun.

Their webse lists a number of queer and queer-iendly groups that meet regularly throughout At, providg a great way for gay sgl to meet people and dive to the lol scene. Prr to the openg of the gay-owned Hotel San Jose (have a osé and people watch by the pool), the streets around South Congrs Avenue were not known for very much.

While you're still 78704, grab a sweet treat at Lick Ice Creams, a gay-owned artisanal ice cream shop that boasts flavors like roasted beets and mt. Choose om a multu of gay or lbian sports leagu and teams, whether 's soccer, softball, tennis, basketball, gby, volleyball or bowlg. Check out L Style G Style, a liftyle publitn that profil gay and lbian novators, lears and fluencers, om Whole Foods Market, Central Market or one of many lotns the cy.

MOVG TO LGBT AT, TEXAS? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

At has long been a progrsive, liberal refuge the heart of Texas where wboys, policians, gays, hipsters, artists, and micians all live, work, and play harmony.

Y, jt like Atlanta, Las Vegas, Nashville, and other fabuloly gay US ci, there is also an active LGBT scene here (if you know where to look), and this is somethg a gay realtor At n help you navigate as you fd your new perfect home here. There’s no need…the entire cy is gay-iendly “, which is very accurate – but, like wh any cy, some neighborhoods are iendlier to ri than others!

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WHAT’S TO BEE OF AT’S UNOFFICIAL GAY DISTRICT?

Start wh the top gay and LGBT-iendly At muni to fd your fabuloly perfect new home, each wh s own dividual personaly, welg muny, and ameni you’ll adore. Now let’s take a look at where the handful of marvelo gay areas At are and talk about the At gayborhood where you might feel most at home!

Thankfully, LGBT At plays hosts to a variety of annual events for lbians, transgenr persons, gays, and anyone else who wants to have a good time.

AT GAY MAP

At Gay Pri is suable for everyone – fay, iends, and children, and has a relaxed atmosphere by day and a rather electric atmosphere by night. Splash Days At – A huge event that attracts gays om all over Texas and the US who are lookg to take advantage of the Labour Day Weekend September.

This homegrown event brgs together gay bands and the queer muny and supporters for a ee and fun day the sun wh plenty of food, drks, dance, and entertament. A mastay of the LGBT scene At this gay venue offers everythg – door and outdoor spac, live mic, trivia nights, drag shows, and tourg acts.

By promotg queer art and garnerg visibily, The Ltle Gay Shop seeks to re-igne the lol At art scene; where LGBTQ+ artists are val players. Keep md that life is what you make , and wherever you choose to beg your new life gay At, we hope you fd the openns and secury you serve.

MOVG TO GAY TEXAS? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.

The surt way to disver LGBT At is always gog to be livg  a gay-iendly neighborhood by equentg lol LGBT bs and events and jog queer muny groups and sports teams.

And if you are still not sure, we also remend readg our Gay At gui wh more specifics on the queer attractns, events, and LGBT fun on offer…. Everyone serv a pleasant, strs-ee home buyg or sellg experience while beg aquately reprented, and this is why we feel you should hire a gay realtor to assist you fdg your future home.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS AT

Rather than jt beg ncerned wh how btlg, fashnable, or up-and-g a neighborhood is (or what may appear like), gay realtors nduct extensive rearch to the neighborhoods which they sell hom to ensure that clients are safe. You no longer have to search for a realtor whout knowg whether or not they are acceptg of others bee you n e a list of gay, lbian, and gay-iendly agents At to do all of your homework for you. Simply go to the page, and you’ll be prented wh a ee list of gay, lbian, and gay-iendly agents who n help you wh your relotn as well as other eful rmatn like LGBT+iendly schools, shoppg, storage firms, trasmen, and more.

We like to say that the whole cy of At feels like a gayborhood, but if you're lookg for a walkable neighborhood wh the largt number of LGBTQ+ nightclubs, pat bars and basement loung then Downtown At's Warehoe District is the place to go.

Check out our two-day erary that will direct you to some of the most popular shoppg districts, rtrants, nightclubs and gay-owned bs At. Treat yourself to a blueberry-basil sne or kimchi cheddar biscu paired wh an herbal iced tea on the back pat of gay-owned Patika.

ONE OF THE TEXANS ULD BEE THE FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ AND BLACK STATE LEGISLATORVENTON JON, JOLANDA JON AND CHRISTIAN “MANUEL” HAY ARE NNG FOR OPEN TEXAS HOE SEATS DALLAS, HOTON AND BEMONT, RPECTIVELY. ALL THREE ARE GAY AND WOULD BEE THE FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ AND BLACK STATE LEGISLATOR IF ELECTED.CHRISTIAN "MANUEL" HAY (OM LEFT), JOLANDA JON AND VENTON JON ARE NNG FOR OPEN TEXAS HOE SEATS BEMONT, HOTON AND DALLAS, RPECTIVELY. ALL THREE ARE GAY AND WOULD BEE THE FIRST STATE'S FIRST BLACK AND OPENLY LGBTQ LEGISLATORS IF ELECTED.(FILE)BY LREN MCGGHY9:37 AM ON MAR 7, 2022 CST — UPDATED AT 3:12 PM ON MAR 18, 2022 CDTLISTENAUSTIN — TEXAS VOTERS MAY ELECT THE STATE’S FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ AND BLACK LEGISLATOR THIS YEAR.VENTON JON, JOLANDA JON AND CHRISTIAN “MANUEL” HAY ARE NNG FOR OPEN TEXAS HOE SEATS DALLAS, HOTON AND BEMONT, RPECTIVELY. ALL THREE ARE GAY AND WOULD BEE THE FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ AND BLACK STATE LEGISLATORS IF ELECTED.ADVERTISEMENTEACH WILL FACE FELLOW DEMOCRATS THE MAY NOFF ELECTN. IN THE HOTON AND BEMONT RAC, THE WNER WILL FACE A REPUBLIN OPPONENT NOVEMBER.ADVERTISEMENTA TOTAL OF 24 OPENLY LGBTQ NDIDAT WON THEIR PRIMARI THIS MONTH , ACRDG TO LGBTQ VICTORY FUND, A GROUP THAT ADVOT FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER NDIDAT FOR ELECTED OFFICE. OF THOSE, 13 ARE NNG FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WHERE THERE ARE CURRENTLY FIVE OPENLY LGBTQ MEMBERS.POLIL POTSGET THE LATT POLICS NEWS OM NORTH TEXAS AND BEYOND.EMAIL ADDRSBY SIGNG UP YOU AGREE TO OUR TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICYSUBMITANNISE PARKER, PRINT AND CEO OF LGBTQ VICTORY FUND AND THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR OF HOTON, SAID THE PROLIFERATN OF THE NDIDAT SHOWS VOTERS ARE MANDG CHANGE THE PAL.“TIME AND TIME AGA, WE WNS HOW UNEQUABLE REPRENTATN CREAT A RIPPLE EFFECT OF HATE AND HARMFUL POLICI THAT IMPACT ALL OUR LIV. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,” PARKER SAID A STATEMENT.ADVERTISEMENTRELATED:FIVE WOMEN START TEXAS LEGISLATURE'S FIRST LGBTQ UCDALLAS SEATVENTON JON, WHO IS VYG TO REPRENT THE SPRAWLG OAK CLIFF DISTRICT THAT STRETCH ACROSS SOUTH DALLAS, WOULD NOT ONLY BE THE FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ BLACK LEGISLATOR IF ELECTED. HE’D ALSO BE THE FIRST KNOWN TO BE OPENLY LIVG WH HIV.ADVERTISEMENT“I’M SPIRED BY THE OPPORTUNY ABOUT BEG ONE OF THE FIRSTS,” JON SAID. “BEG BLACK, BEG LGBT AND BEG HIV POSIVE — IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT HAS TGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REPRENTATN, THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUY, THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERYTHG WE’RE FIGHTG FOR.”ADVERTISEMENTJON SAID HIS EXPERTISE MUNY HEALTH HAS “PERFECTLY PREPARED HIM” TO LEAD AT THIS MOMENT, AS TEXAS EMERG OM THE COVID-19 PANMIC. HIS OTHER POLICY FOC AREAS WILL BE ASTCTURE, PUBLIC TN AND VOTG RIGHTS. WHILE HE WAS BORN AND RAISED THE DISTRICT, JON SAID NAME REGNN HAS BEEN THE TOUGHT PART OF THE ELECTN BEE HE HAS NEVER N FOR ELECTED OFFICE BEFORE.HE ALSO BLASTED STATE OFFICIALS’ RECENT EFFORTS TO TARGET HEALTH RE ACCS FOR TRANSGENR CHILDREN.“IT HURTS MY HEART TO SEE THOSE THGS HAPPEN,” JON SAID. “THAT IS PART OF THE REASON I AM EVEN HERE TODAY THIS RACE IS TO BE ABLE TO RAISE MY VOICE AND TO BE ABLE TO E MY WORK TO HELP.”ADVERTISEMENTRELATED:WE REMEND THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR TEXAS HOE DISTRICT 100HE WILL FACE SANDRA CRENSHAW THE MAY 24 NOFF.CRENSHAW, A FORMER DALLAS CY UNCILWOMAN, BTED VENTON BY 728 VOT THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY. SHE CREDED HER ADVOCY WORK ON MENTAL HEALTH RE AND HOMELSNS AS ONE REASON SHE END UP THE TOP SPOT HEAD TO THE NOFF. SHE WOULD LIKE TO FOC MORE ON CHANGG THE CRIMAL JTICE SYSTEM FUTURE.“I WANT TO MAKE A NTRIBUTN, WHETHER I’M ELECTED OR NOT, FOR THOSE RCERATED,” CRENSHAW SAID.ADVERTISEMENTSHE ACCED JON’ MPAIGN OF SPREADG A MOR SHE IS HOMOPHOBIC, AN ALLEGATN HE STRONGLY NIED.CRENSHAW NIED BEG ANTI-GAY — NOTG “I BELIEVE THAT GOD MA NO MISTAK” — BUT ADD SHE IS OM AN OLR GENERATN AND DO NOT FEEL FORTABLE WH PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTN BY ANYONE REGARDLS OF THEIR SEXUALY.“I JT DON’T LIKE . AND I THK I HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THAT OPN,” SHE SAID. “THAT DON’T MAKE ME HATE THEM OR FEEL ANY DIFFERENT TOWARD THEM.”THE DALLAS SEAT IS BEG VATED BY STATE REP. JASME CROCKETT, WHO IS NNG FOR CONGRS. CROCKETT HAD NOT ENDORSED THE PRIMARY.ADVERTISEMENTHOTON SEAT

Cool off wh a ne om the gay-owned Lick Hont Ice Creams, known for their seasonal nfectns (wh flavors like sweet cream and strawberry) ma wh lolly sourced gredients. Before Oiln Harry's opened 1990, the blocks near Fourth and Colorado were home to Kansas, the Boathoe, and other long-gone gay bars at the edge of the then-emergg Warehoe District.

While an archectural promise is promisg (and uld set a precent for future velopments olr buildgs that don't que make the "historic" cut), dozens of members of At's queer muny have reached out to Council Member Kathie Tovo, whose District 9 clus the area, to say the cy n't afford to lose s unofficial gay district.

" If Fourth Street is no longer home to the cy's gay district, though, where a new district forms should emerge (as Fourth Street did) om grassroots anizatn and anic velopment, rather than a cy cisn, Tovo said. "By allowg this [new] buildg to take up so much of the gayns of Fourth and Colorado, you're removg roughly 40 years of history one fell swoop. When the cy of At required liabily surance to host a gay event a public park for 2, 000 people, the hefty price tag almost crippled Pri before began.

Wh only $100 to s name, the newly formed At Lbian and Gay Pri Commissn had jt enough to open a bank acunt and had already spent $5 on prtg checks. Kip Dollar, one of the foundg members of the missn, relled how rare was for anizatns to e "gay and lbian" official nam at the time – as when he went to the At Police Department for a street closure perm. In 1990, Eric Jason Ganther pleted his UT-At master's this, "From Closet to Csa: The Stggle for Lbian-Gay Civil Rights At, Texas, 1970-1982" (which liv s entirety at the At History Center).

Though Ganther's work foc on the years followg Stonewall, he not that prr to 1970, At's lbian and gay muny "was not polilly nsc of self, " but was active.

) Ganther nclus that by the late Sixti, At had an "unrground work of socially active homosexuals" who met at bars and private hom.