All things LGBTQ+ in Austin, Texas
Find Your People in Austin
The businesses that get it right, the groups that meet every week, and the therapists who honor your name. Written by people who live here.
Businesses
LGBTQ-owned and affirming, with addresses and links.
Wellness
Therapists, doctors, and gyms who use your name.
Groups & Activities
Recurring, not one-off. Places to become a regular.
Life
Neighborhoods, meeting people, and how Austin compares.
Popular Guides
How We Check
What They Publish
We check every place against its own site or booking page and note the date we read it.
State Licenses
Massage, therapy, barbering and other licensed work gets a check of the state license in the practitioner’s name.
Nobody Pays
No business pays to be in a guide, and we don’t earn a commission when you book.
Latest
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Queer-Owned Shops and Holiday Markets in Austin
Three Austin shops say on their own websites that they’re queer-owned or made for queer people: The Little…
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LGBTQ+ Friendly Dentists in Austin: What We Could Verify
One Austin dental practice says on its own site that it welcomes LGBTQ+ patients. Here it is, with Vivent Health’s dental clinic, low-cost cleanings and how to vet a dentist yourself.
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Trans in Austin: Where to Start
Moving to Austin as a trans person means sorting out a lot at once: a doctor, hormones, your…
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Queer Climbing Nights in Austin
Austin has three regular climbing nights for queer and trans climbers, and between them there’s one most weeks.
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Thank You, Texas Voters: What Tuesday Means for Queer and Trans Texans
Texas elected its first Democratic governor since 1990 and its first Democratic U.S. senator since 1988. Who won, how they voted on LGBTQ+ bills, and what a governor can and can’t change.
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How to Make Friends in Austin as a Queer Adult
If you want to make friends in Austin as a queer adult, pick one group that meets every week or month, and keep going back.
Coming early 2027
Community Circles: Six to Eight People, One Weeknight, the Same Faces Every Week
Small and peer-led. Built so the same people meet every week.
- 6 to 8 people in each circle
- One hour a week on video
- 6 weeks for the pilot
- Early 2027 for the first circle