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Barbarella

Red River District dance club for ages 21 and up, home to TuezGayz, a weekly LGBTQ+ dance party on Tuesdays, plus themed retro nights.

Cheer Up Charlies

LGBTQ+ bar and music venue on Red River Street that calls itself an everybody space, with dance parties, live music, ballroom events and kombucha on tap.

Coconut Club

Downtown rooftop dance club on Colorado Street for ages 21 and up, with DJ nights and occasional LGBTQ+ events such as a trans pride drag celebration.

Elysium

Red River alternative nightclub, open since 2001, with goth and industrial nights, touring bands and a monthly drag king show by the Boyz of Austin.

Hanovers Draught Haus

Pflugerville bar and live music venue with sand volleyball, food trucks and LGBTQ+ nights, including drag bingo with a resident drag queen and sapphic parties.

Highland Lounge

Three-story LGBTQ+ nightclub in downtown Austin's Warehouse District with six bars, drag shows, go-go dancers and weekend dance parties.

Neon Grotto

Multilevel dance club at 318 Colorado St. in the Warehouse District, with a downstairs lounge, a rooftop bar, DJ nights, karaoke and occasional mini balls. 21 and up.

Oilcan Harry's

Gay bar and dance club at 211 W. Fourth St. that calls itself Austin's oldest LGBT entertainment venue, with nightly drag shows, dance parties, karaoke and bingo.

Rain on 4th

Gay bar and dance club at 217 W. Fourth St. in the Warehouse District, serving Austin's LGBTQ+ community since 2004 with drag, karaoke, a Thursday strip-off and brunch parties.

The Austin Eagle

Leather, bear and fetish bar in Northeast Austin with a full kitchen, weekly trivia and karaoke, monthly gear and bear parties, drag shows and fundraisers.

The Iron Bear

Downtown bear bar and grill on West Sixth Street, 21 and up, with karaoke, show tune nights, country dancing, K-pop, gear and underwear parties.

💛 Nonprofits & Resources Organizaciones y Recursos

allgo

allgo is an Austin-based queer people of color organization, founded in 1985, that offers cultural arts, wellness and social justice programs.

Beyond Brotha

Beyond Brotha supports Black gay, bisexual, and queer men in Austin through wellness programming, peer support, and community building focused on the health and wholeness of Black LGBTQ+ men.

Equality Texas

Equality Texas is a statewide advocacy organization working for the civil rights of LGBTQ+ Texans through legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, public education and coalition building.

PFLAG Austin

PFLAG Austin offers free, confidential monthly support groups for LGBTQ+ people, parents, families and friends in Austin, Bastrop, Cedar Park, Lago Vista and Round Rock.

Queertopia

Austin nonprofit led by LGBTQ+ people that supports unhoused queer, trans, Black and Indigenous Austinites with housing help, encampment outreach, shelter and peer support.

San Marcos Queer Council

The San Marcos Queer Council (SMTXQC) fosters belonging and wellbeing for LGBTQIA2S+ people by facilitating peer-led events in Hays County, including game nights at the San Marcos Public Library.

Taylor Pride

LGBTQ+ group in Taylor, Texas, that says it began as Williamson County's first Pride event and now hosts an annual music and art festival, first-Friday happy hours and community events.

Texas Pride Community Foundation

Texas Pride Community Foundation, formerly Texas Pride Impact Funds, is a statewide LGBTQ+ community foundation that raises and grants money to support LGBTQ+ Texans and local groups across Texas.