“We hope the persistence and close cooperation among all organizations will inspire others in continuing to make Austin a place where ‘all’ means ‘all.'”
– Anna Nguyen of PFLAG Austin, one of the leaders of the yearlong protest against anti-LGBTQ Celebration Church’s use of the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center;
the church announced this week that it won’t rent the venue at Mueller in the future.
This article appears in 2019 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival.
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