Austin Outpost LGBTQ Centers

10/16/2026

Opinion: QWELL Community Foundation's Clayton Gibson argues that q***r people must look beyond political and celebrity activism to build stronger communities, economic power, and lasting support systems.

Opinion: QWELL Community Foundation's Clayton Gibson argues that q***r people must look beyond political and celebrity activism to build stronger communities, economic power, and lasting support systems.

10/13/2026

Just because something is “for us” doesn’t meant it’s FOR us.

10/10/2026

“We don’t want the choice to become either you become homeless, or you move out of the city and away from this social network and this chosen family that you worked so hard to establish," says Morey Riordan, CEO of Openhouse, which helps LGBTQ seniors stay in San Francisco. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2026/10/09/1939-market-openhouse-sf-mercy-housing.html?csrc=6398&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

09/25/2026

“We know that progress for human rights has never been linear … but today’s backlash is deep and it is coordinated and the persecution of LGBTIQ+ people around the world is escalating at an alarming rate,” he said during an U.N. LGBTI Core Group event that took place on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

It's time to change our approach to prioritize LGBTQIA+ security and community-level support. You can review one piece of QWELL's strategy to accomplish this at http://TheInvisible.app.

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/09/22/un-human-rights-chief-sounds-alarm-over-comprehensive-onslaught-against-lgbtq-rights/

Volker Türk on Monday spoke at UN LGBTI Core Group event.

09/19/2026

Today!

09/04/2026

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A state panel that allocates funding to housing projects across California has awarded financing to an LGBTQ-affirming senior housing development in San Francisco. It was one of the last hurdles the project sponsors needed to clear in order to break ground on the 185 affordable apartments sometime in early 2027.

Mercy Housing California and nonprofit LGBTQ service provider Openhouse are jointly working on the mixed-use development to be built at 1939 Market Street on the corner with Duboce Avenue. It will be their third such housing site they have partnered on in that section of the city’s LGBTQ Castro district with the goal of seeing most of the housing be assigned to q***r and trans older adults.

Read more: https://www.ebar.com/story/169883

08/28/2026

“While the city of Austin looks at a proposal for a LGBTQ+ cultural center downtown, a local nonprofit said it’s treading water on a privately funded plan that would build multiple LGBTQ+ community centers along with more affordable housing.”

While the city of Austin looks at a proposal for a LGBTQ+ cultural center downtown, a local nonprofit said it’s treading water on a privately funded plan that would build multiple LGBTQ+ comm…

07/29/2026

Hunting for local organizations and guidance? Find the links you need on QWELL.LGBT.

Housing, health care, legal help, and community — a working list for Greater Austin.

07/02/2026

Q***r youth activists! Apply for a $500 Fellowship with Fellowship of Reconciliation 🙌 APPLY AT WWFOR.ORG

07/01/2026

A Feature Documentary by Optimist & XTR follows the historic campaign of Congresswoman Sarah McBride to become the first openly transgender member of Congress, exploring what it means to serve with empathy in a deeply polarized moment.

This Sunday, July 5, you can see the film in Austin with special screenings at Alamo Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline & Slaughter.