An ample and convenient venue to host your next party, film screening, or big, gay fundraiser.
6406 N. I-35 #3100, 512/686-3823
www.austinfilm.org/cinema
Bounce balls. Shoot hoops. Sign up to play or come out and support Austin's LGBT bball league.
512/814-6495
info@atxgbl.com, www.atxgbl.com
Whether you got that buff stuff or junk in the trunk, nurture the nature of this all-nude, all-dude group.
1500 Village West Drive #47
austingaynudists@gmail.com, agntx.org/
The high art part of the Live Music Capital of the Planet.
1101 Red River, 512/476-6064
contact@austinsymphony.org, www.austinsymphony.org
For the love of theatre – local, live, community theatre. Local icon Lisa Scheps finally has her own digs.
979 Springdale, 512/840-1804
www.groundfloortheatre.org
Austin's newest dance mecca. Come on in, baby, the water's wet.
404 Colorado, 512/649-1212
info@highlandlounge.com, www.highlandlounge.com
When the teddy bears leave the picnic, they hit up their favorite party spot, The Iron Bear.
121 W. Eighth, 512/482-8993
roger@theironbear.com, /www.theironbear.com
Grab your 5-gallon, squeeze into your Wranglers and boot scoot on over for a country & queer lovin' good time.
5903 Spartan Cove, 512/418-1629
bearterry@aol.com, lonestarlambdas.org
Raising the big bucks through fabulous parties for AIDS Services of Austin.
octopus@octopusclub.org, www.octopusclub.org
The godfather of all Austin gay establishments, OCH has made Fourth Street what it is today. At the fag/fag-hag headquarters, the dancing is dirty, and so are the martinis, if you ask real pretty.
211 W. Fourth, 512/320-8823
www.oilcanharrys.com
Some nights, this center of urban slick has the fashion-forward standing around defining aloof, imbibing colorful cocktails, wondering exactly where everyone bought their shoes. Other nights? It's just a parrrrrrrty.
217 W. Fourth, 512/494-1150
info@rainon4th.com, www.rainon4th.com
This is Texas, darlin'. Of course there is a gay rodeo.
214/346-2107
www.tgra.org
Austin's home for intimate musical theatre and the Wilde Party, special LGBT community nights named for that Oscar guy.
202 S. Lamar, 512/476-0541
dave@zachtheatre.org, www.zachtheatre.org
Monarchical fundraisers of the most supreme order.
PO Box 2567, 512/689-5609
info@unitedcourtofaustin.org, www.unitedcourtofaustin.org
Exactly what kind of haven is V? It's a goddessgamin', what-the-Buckin', Jungle-lovin', dance-clubbin' style-coven, that's what.
409 Colorado, 512/450-3835
info@vnightclubatx.com, vnightclubatx.com
Set and spike the night away with these volley-lovin' Q-ballers.
info@volleyballaustin.com, www.facebook.com/volleyballaustin
An all-inclusive federation in the ACC community that raises awareness of LGBT issues through promotion of national campaigns and local activism.
254/338-5688
gaystraightallainceacc@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/accgsa
The grandpappy of HIV/AIDS care in Austin.
PO Box 4874, Austin, TX 78765, 512/458-2437
asa.mail@asaustin.org, www.asaustin.org
Our prime resource for LGBTQ people of color, statewide Austin Latino/a Lesbian/Gay Organization is all that and a bag of mangos.
701 Tillery Ste. A-1, 512/472-2001
priscilla@allgo.org, www.allgo.org
Independent, locally owned and operated, free alternative newsweekly that reflects the heart and soul of Austin, Texas. Visit each day online or weekly at one of over 1,800 stands carrying the print version all across Central Texas.
4000 N. I-35, 512/454-5766
swolf@austinchronicle.com, www.austinchronicle.com
Austin's LGBT running group providing training for 'mo fitness levels.
1811 Santa Clara, 512/453-8878
president@austinfrontrunners.org, www.austinfrontrunners.org
We promised ourselves that we would not make cheap jokes about balls. But come on. You know they've got big ones. See for yourself at their next recruiting day at Dart Bowl.
512/786-4013
austingamblers@gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/austin.g.league
Austin's colorful rainbow umbrella for gay-owned and gay-friendly businesses. Also home to the Austin LGBT Toastmasters Club.
PO Box 49216, 512/761-5428
info@aglcc.org, www.aglcc.org
Over a quarter century of bringing the best in LGBT programming to Central Texas. There's still time to get in on this year's fest, October 3-7.
1107 S. 8th St., 512/275-6227
president@agliff.org, www.agliff.org
Austin + Pride x You = The LGBTQ community's biggest party of the year.
PO Box 162924, Austin, TX 78746, 512/468-8113
president@austinpride.org, www.fb.com/austinpride
To ensure everyone's golden years are rainbow hued and vice versa.
1700 Rutherford, 512/628-1694
aglssinfo@familyeldercare.org, aglss.org
Sobriety in the LGBTQIATX.
info@austinroundup.com, www.austinroundup.com/
These brides of the Son of Man have a word or two for that Benedict fellow, we bet. And like real nuns, they are all about the service (and the getting down on the knees, and the habits, and the rulers across the knuckles, etc. etc.).
Support for our LGBTQ Texas Staters. Go, Bobcats!
PO Box 2532
bobcatpridescholarship@gmail.com, bobcatpridescholarship.com
From booming baritones to tenacious tenors, CCMC is Austin's beloved full range of gay musical community.
PO Box 50082, 512/477-7464
info@ccmcaustin.org, ccmcaustin.org
Caring for those living with HIV/AIDS and cancer through the support of big-hearted volunteers and you, if you care to give.
314 E. Highland Mall Blvd. #495, 512/459-5883
info@thecarecommunities.org, www.carecommunities.org
When it comes to HIV, knowing your status sooner is better than knowing later.
15 Waller, 512/972-5580
omar.lopez@austintexas.gov, austinhiv.com
Equality Texas is ground zero for LGBTQIA politics, Lone Star-style. Our front line at the Texas Lege.
512/474-5475
info@equalitytexas.org, www.equalitytexas.org
Steer here, queers. Moooooo.
512/454-5766
gayplace@austinchronicle.com, www.austinchronicle.com/gay
Welcome to Austin's nude-friendly party zone. While this isn't a "gay beach," per se, you sure wouldn't know it on certain holidays. Leave the kids at home.
7000 Comanche Trl., 512/854-7275
www.hippiehollow.com
The Austin steering committee of the national organization (you know, yellow equal sign/blue box).
info@hrcaustin.org, www.hrc.org/states/texas
One side L. One side G. Flip the mag, so you can see. Now, online only.
1412 Collier, Bldg. B, 512/443-3663
alisa@lstylegstyle.com, www.lstylegstyle.com
Rainbow-toned conservative, moderate and libertarian Republicans, including LGBT Americans and straight allies.
512/428-5475
austin@logcabin.org, https://www.facebook.com/groups/logcabinaustin
Oh to be young and gaaaaaaaay! Actually, most of us wouldn't go back to 17 if you paid us, but at least now, there is support of our LGBTQ (for questioning) kids.
909 E. 49th½, 512/419-1233
kathryn.gonzales@outyouth.org, www.outyouth.org
Tune your FM to 91.7 for ATX's premiere radio program for, by, and about the LGBTQ community.
3823 Airport Blvd #B, 512/472-5667
stephen@outcastaustin.com, www.outcastaustin.com
Devoted to serving Austin's HIV/AIDS community through hospice, housing, and loving support.
7101 Woodrow, 512/454-8646
info@projecttransitions.org, www.projecttransitions.org
Sex-positive, safe-sex let's-talk-about-sex, baby. Drop in, tune in, turn on.
2906 Medical Arts, 512/420-8557
steven.tamayo@asaustin.org, www.theqaustin.org
Search Team ProHomo on Facebook for up-to-date details on meeting spots and stops of this weekly ride. Wednesdays, 7pm.
512/305-8400
www.facebook.com/AustinTPH
Nothing soft about these balls. At Softball Austin, players of all expertise levels wait on-deck at their turn to bat more than just eyelids.
With less than two months til the national election, perhaps it's a good time to get to know your local gay Democratics.
PO Box 40898
president@stonewallaustin.org, www.stonewallaustin.org
Educating the State of Texas about gender diversity one conversation at a time (and sometimes through many).
877/532-6789
info@transtexas.org, www.transtexas.org
For your 24/7 buzz, plus yummy grub from local vendors, served with aplomb (not necessarily a plumb).
2001 E. MLK, 512/478-4700
bennucoffee@gmail.com, www.bennucoffee.com
Bouldin Creek will boul your tastebuds over with all-veg delights and their "Best of Austin"-winning "Best Hot Staff."
1900 S. First, 512/416-1601
info@bouldincreek.com, www.bouldincreek.com
2011 "Best of Austin" "Best LGBTQ Hang Out" is the hottest live music queer bar in town. Plus vegan chocolate. Yup!
900 Red River, 512/431-2133
cheerupcharlies@gmail.com, www.cheerupcharlies.com
Pop into Cherrywood for great Sunday brunch (heavenly crawfish omelettes and Pain Perdu) and any day po-boys, salads, beer, and coffee treats.
1400 E. 38th 1⁄2, 512/538-1991
www.cherrywoodcoffeehouse.com
Austin's beloved institution of Mexican Interior. (And their interior is often packed.)
614 E. Oltorf, 512/444-0012
info@lascurras.com, www.currasgrill.com
Austin's quintessential cuisine and one of the earliest pioneers of the Eastside restaurant revolution.
2113 Manor Rd., 512/476-5858
www.eastsidecafeaustin.com
A great place to bring your amigas y amigos for some of the best Migas on the planet.
600 E. Sixth, 512/444-7770
nilda07@yahoo.com, www.elsolylalunaaustin.com
A true, fine, living, breathing, non-ironic example of iconic Austin. As American as their delectable apple pie.
6801 Burnet Rd., 512/459-6279
www.thefriscoaustin.com
Fraught about where your money goes when you're having a refreshment at a local watering hole? Fret not. Here's Frot, an LGBT owned and operated Austin brand with proceeds to make a difference.
512/966-4174
stuff@frotvodka.com, www.frotvodka.com
An LGBT and nerd haven up in the northern suburbs.
2001 W. Anderson, 512/220-1576
info@genuinejoecoffee.com, www.genuinejoecoffee.com
Quintessential Austin coffee klatch.
1300 S. Congress, 512/444-3800
www.joscoffee.com
Three words: Ninja Bachelor Party. It'll clean your clock. These hardcore juice-ologists could make dirt taste like heaven.
7329 N. Burnet, 512/524-1129
www.juicelandaustin.com
Chef/restaurateur Lou Lambert is nationally known. Come see why.
401 W. Second, 512/494-1500
info@lambertsaustin.com, www.lambertsaustin.com
All-natural vegan, and vegetarian restaurant, bakery, and health food store. Three words: Chocolate Tres Leches.
1901 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/477-5228
www.mrnatural-austin.com
Vegan ice cream and sundae concoctions to make your spoon swoon.
4631 Airport Blvd., 512/666-8346
info@sweetritual.com, www.sweetritual.com
The cooperative grocer with a soul, right in the heart of the campus area. The hot bar and deli are off-the-radar during the fest and a great to-go respite.
3101 Guadalupe, 512/478-2667
www.wheatsville.coop
Down-home minimalism with a Texas twang, and one of the original transformations that put South Congress Avenue on the map. Well, on the stylish map.
1316 S. Congress, 512/852-2350
www.sanjosehotel.com
One of the best dining and slumber party views of our downtown.
208 Barton Springs Rd., 512/477-1234
christi.rein@hyatt.com, www.austin.hyatt.com
Sleek, modern, and right around the corner from the Continental Club.
110 The Circle, 512/912-1046
info@kimbermodern.com, www.kimbermodern.com
Conveniently located at the Arboretum, where you can shop 'til you drop, wine and dine, and live in the lap of luxury.
9721 Arboretum Blvd., 512/343-2626
EKerry1018@aol.com
The faceted zigzag design creates more than just four corner suites per floor, affording some magical sights, especially of our rosy Texas State Capitol. Round out this affordable staycation with a dip in the indoor-outdoor pool.
701 E. 11th, 512/478-1111
www.sheratonaustin.com
Hip and just a hop through the elegant Domain, The Westin brings chill Austin luxury to another level.
11301 Domain Dr., 512/832-4197
www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=3232
Austin's fierce feminist bookstore welcomes women and women-luvers of all stripes. Great kids' section, to boot.
5501 N. Lamar Ste. 105-A, 512/472-2785
bookwoman@austin.rr.com, www.ebookwoman.com
Allyson Garro can curate the top of your head to look as divine as Divine. The higher the hair, the closer to Gawd!
2109 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/344-9173
allyson@coco-coquette.com, www.coco-coquette.com
Chances are there's someone you wish to delight: Say it with Cowgirls.
508 Walsh, 512/478-4626
www.cowgirlsandflowers.com
Dapper. Elegant. Head-turning. That's you, fella, after a trip to Dandy's.
411 Brazos, 512/999-8196
www.dandysuit.com
The kind of wax that's welcome in your ears. Dan & Blake have created the best in a human-scaled record nirvana.
4304 Clawson, 512/462-6008
gdp@endofanear.com, www.endofanear.com
Our trusty neighborhood kink shop will fulfill your needs with a rubber helping hand, a hooded wink, and a silicone smile.
108 E. North Loop, 512/453-8090
info@forbiddenfruit.com, www.forbiddenfruit.com
Excellent vintage fashions for excellent ladies and gents. 2-for-1 Snap Shirt Tuesdays are just one of their regularly scheduled specials.
3016 Guadalupe, Ste. A101, 512/474-7711
www.frockonvintage.com/
Rad, radical, and collectively run.
110 E. North Loop, 512/407-6925
contact@monkeywrenchbooks.org, www.monkeywrenchbooks.org
How better to rock one's inner unicorn than to don hooves in rainbow tubes of stretchy, nostalgic comfort?
pridesocks@gmail.com, www.pridesocks.com
High-end, LGBTQ-friendly, women friendly, and down-right-friendly adult store: Austin, a new space for "toys" has come. And you might, too. And phhhfffft! No phthalates!
6800 Burnet Rd., 512/772-1614
info@qtoysaustin.com, www.qtoysaustin.com
It's like the attic of your supercool Seventies supermodel auntie's mansion, packed to the gills with clothes, furniture, art, textiles, jewelery, and flatware from eras gone by.
107 E. North Loop, 512/451-1057
rsvintage@roomservicevintage.com, www.roomservicevintage.com
The manly dandy shall feel at home smack dab in the middle of SoCo.
1423 S. Congress, 512/373-7824
www.stagaustin.com
Austin's haven for gay and lesbian video rental, pride items, and sporty fashion – especially their "sister store" Package Menswear.
1114 W. Fifth #201, 512/472-0844
www.tapelenders.com
Not just a nursery, but a riot of color and ideas and foliage for your great outdoors.
2730 S. Congress, 512/448-2992
www.gonursery.com
It's like some queen just opened that closet and the fairygodbrothers laid it all out all nice and everything. Benefits our Project Transitions HIV/AIDS service.
4902 Burnet Rd., 512/454-5161
www.topdrawerthrift.org
Volunteer-run and collectively organized thrift mecca. Keep an eye peeled for their crazy 25¢ Saturdays.
2142 E. Seventh, 512/524-2820
info@treasurecitythrift.org, www.treasurecitythrift.org
Double the pleasure, double the fun (2-for-1 specials), but don't quaff too much or you'll be seeing double!
519 E. Seventh, 512/476-9982
www.twinliquors.com
Like wandering through and collecting souvenirs from the living rooms of artists, eccentrics, and oddballs.
602 Fortview, 512/442-4000
uncommonobjectsatx@gmail.com, www.uncommonobjects.com
You mean they'll come to my house or office to notarize something? ¡Sí! ¡Sí!
512/650-8534
notary@austinnotaryservices.com, www.austinnotaryservices.com
Working to promote the education of LGBT issues and to unite the LGBT legal community in the often-byzantine realm of law.
president@austinlgbtbar.org, www.austinlgbtbar.org
The alpha dogs for all your pets' needs.
4604 Burnet Rd., 512/452-3883
www.barknpurr.com
The Lord's already blessed us as we gather together. Now someone tell those meanies who think they can "pray the gay away."
7801 N. Lamar Ste. F-25, 512/323-9501
JC4Stacy@yahoo.com, www.gatheringplaceworshipcenter.org
Austin’s greenest home away from home, with energy-efficient, eco-friendly innovations at the core of your good night's sleep.
500 E. Highland Mall Blvd., 512/467-6000
info@habitatsuites.com, www.habitatsuites.com
Find me a find, catch me a catch! This professional matchmaker makes you a match, dear busy gay professional man.
1300 Guadalupe Ste. 200, 855/443-7463
tammy@H4M-Austin.com, www.H4M-Austin.com
Tune your dials to something different and more LGBT-savvy and community-based from your regularly scheduled programming.
3823-B Airport, 512/472-1369
info@koop.org, www.koop.org
The triple threat of Austin style, all under one roof: Charm School Vintage, Salon d'Etoile, and wig wigwam, Coco Coquette.
2109 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/944-2801
allyson@coco-coquette.com, www.charlottebelle.com
Peace and quiet in a breezy, comfortable, LGBT-friendly, and elegant home.
221 Park, 512/447-7460
parklanebandb@earthlink.net, www.parklaneguesthouse.com
Chef Brent Schumacher has been teasing and pleasing Austin palettes for ages. Just ask the Austin Film Society.
401 Sabine, 512/656-4348
www.pinkavacadocatering.com
From the ABCs of SEO to crossing the Ts and dotting the Is of your web presence, this full-service web/marketing service boasts a staff dedicated to LGBT Austin.
3009 N. Lamar Ste 3, 512/832-8383
webmaster@sitestreet.com, www.sitestreet.com
The home of Queerdalini Yoga. For those who would rather focus on chi than he or she.
2324 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/628-1580
info@somavidaaustin.com, www.somavida.net
God's love is for everyone; don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Come worship with "Austin's progressive voice of faith."
2130 Guadalupe, 512/478-8559
doug@dougfugate.com, ubcaustin.org/
Austin's nonprofit hub for LGBTQ support and support groups.
314 E. Highland Mall Blvd. #301, 512/444-9922
info@waterloocounseling.org, www.waterloocounseling.org
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