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 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.
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Free Things to Do in Austin, Plus Resources for People Who Live Here
You can do a lot in Austin without paying: library perks, museum days, pools, star parties, live music and rooms for your group.
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Free and Low-Cost STD Testing in Austin: Where to Get Tested
You can get tested for STIs in Austin for free or close to it. ASHwell on Red River…
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Queer History You Can Visit in Austin
Most of Austin’s early queer bars are gone. What you can still visit: an archive that keeps their…
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