Texas GOP's new platform lls gay people 'abnormal' and rejects trans inti

Contents:

• THE “GAYBORHOODS” OF TEXAS
• TEXAS PASTOR SAYS GAY PEOPLE SHOULD BE 'SHOT THE BACK OF THE HEAD' SHOCKG SERMON
• TEXAS GOP'S NEW PLATFORM LLS GAY PEOPLE 'ABNORMAL' AND REJECTS TRANS INTI
• LETA GAY HENSON OBUARY
• GAY AGENDA • OCT. 01, 2021
• GAY TEXAS

THE “GAYBORHOODS” OF TEXAS

Texas’ “gayborhoods” aren’t jt neighborhoods wh rabow-pated crosswalks at their tersectns; they’re historic muni where Texas pri and gay pri tersect ever-fascatg unison. Their one-of-a-kd rtrants, vivac nightclubs, and lovable lols crown the gayborhoods as attractive statns—no matter where you fall on the sexualy spectm. In 1947, one of the first gay bars Texas, Club Reno, opened Dallas, heraldg the cy’s LGBTQ muny as one of the earlit to form the state.

As that group grew to over 3, 000 while marchg through downtown, Dallas beme the se of the first gay pri para all of Texas. The marker ss at “The Gay Crossroads, ” loted at the tersectn of Throckmorton Street and Cedar Sprgs. The sign’s backdrop is JR’s Bar & Grill, an inic gay club that has served Amerin eats sce 1980 wh regular drag queen and celebry appearanc.

Next door is Statn 4, known to lols as S4, a 24, 000-square-foot nightclub and gay utopia sce 1986. Also at “The Gay Crossroads” tersectn is Sue Ellen’s, nsired to be the olst lbian bar the state. The Montrose neighborhood Hoton was found 1911 and had an timated 30 to 40 gay bars by the late ’70s.

TEXAS PASTOR SAYS GAY PEOPLE SHOULD BE 'SHOT THE BACK OF THE HEAD' SHOCKG SERMON

In June of 1977, LGBTQ advote Ray Hill anized a rally prott of sger and anti-gay activist Ana Bryant visg the cy. More than 1, 000 people showed up, which began the gay liberatn movement Montrose and led Hill to help tablish The Montrose Center, an anizatn still operatg today that foc not only on advocy but also on offerg rourc to the muny. Ls than five wt downtown, Montrose featur gayborhood stapl like permanently stalled rabow crosswalks and historic saloons.

TEXAS GOP'S NEW PLATFORM LLS GAY PEOPLE 'ABNORMAL' AND REJECTS TRANS INTI

RIPCORD opened 1980 and has the distctn of beg the olst gay leather bar Texas. San Anton’s Ma Avenue is terchangeably referred to as “The Strip” and “The Gay Strip, ” but ’s gay no matter what you ll . Loted jt north of downtown, Tob Hill, this central gayborhood district don’t fall short on rabow flair.

Also on June 26 is The Strip’s Pri Block Party, an -person event to memorate Pri Month the gayborhood.

LETA GAY HENSON OBUARY

In 2016, Luther’s hosted a spontaneo meetg wh San Anton Police Chief William McMan to discs the rponse of lol law enforcement after the tragic mass shootg at a gay nightclub Orlando, Florida.

GAY AGENDA • OCT. 01, 2021

A short stri over a nearby rabow crosswalk will land you at the pnacle of gay nightlife San Anton, North Ma Avenue’s bar strip. Arlgton will be celebratg Pri Texas wh s 2nd Annual Arlgton Gay Pri event on June 10 om 5 to 11pm.

The Big Gay Swim Day at the Civic Center Pool on June 11 om 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The Miss Gay Texas Pageant System will be at Six Sprgs Tavern on June 4 at 2pm. The UMLAUF Sculpture Garn + Mm will be hostg an After Dark event on June 7 om 6pm to 8pm wh live mic, beer om At Beerworks, cktails, and a pop-up by the Ltle Gay Shop (more rmatn below on this lol LGBTQ+ art store).

At 9pm, San Anton’s Largt Gay Pri Night Para will beg on Ma Street. Pri Chos Hoton, one of the first and olst gay chos, will perform at the Rurrectn Metropolan Communy Church on June 3 om 8pm to 9:30pm.

GAY TEXAS

The Ltle Gay Book Club – hosted by the Ltle Gay Shop out of At, this all-clive, queer-centric book club offers a variety of monthly packag and even a needs-based package to get you started. At’s ma webse even has a gui to gay-iendly thgs to do and see for year-long experienc celebratg Pri. Keep tabs on the Tyler Area Gays Facebook page for more rmatn on events throughout the year.