Gateway City Pride Association

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Gateway City Pride Association will become the premier link to the Laredo LGBTQIA+ and allied community.

Together, we will celebrate the strength and diversity of our communities to foster an increased sense of well-being in the lives we touch. The Association will educate and unite the diverse communities of Laredo to further promote better understanding and support among the members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Furthermore, the Association will honor the LGBTQIA+ movement by commemorating the Stonewall Rally along with other historical events and inspirational figures. This Association is organized exclusively for charitable and/or educational purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The organization will not engage in political or legislative activities prohibited under section 501(c)(3).

10/12/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Our history deserves to be told.

Today, on Matthew Shepard Day, we remember Matthew Shepard and reflect on a story that forever changed the national conversation surrounding anti-LGBTQ+ hate and violence.

In October 1998, 21-year-old Matthew was brutally attacked outside Laramie, Wyoming. He was found on October 7 and died from his injuries on October 12, 1998.

His murder brought national attention to violence against LGBTQ+ people and helped galvanize a years-long movement for stronger federal hate-crime protections.

Eleven years later, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed into law, expanding federal hate-crime protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, or disability.

As we recognize LGBTQ+ History Month, we remember Matthew, James Byrd Jr., and the many lives and stories that have shaped the continued fight for equality and safety.

Celebrate. Educate. Remember.
Know Our History. 🏳️‍🌈

10/07/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Our history deserves to be told.

Edith “Edie” Windsor and Thea Spyer shared a love story that spanned more than four decades.

After becoming engaged in 1967, the couple married in Canada in 2007. When Thea died in 2009, federal law did not recognize their marriage under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). As a result, Edie was required to pay more than $360,000 in federal estate taxes that she would not have owed had their marriage been federally recognized.

Edie fought back.

Her case, United States v. Windsor, reached the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 26, 2013, the Court struck down Section 3 of DOMA, a landmark victory that required the federal government to recognize lawful same-sex marriages.

The decision became an important milestone on the road toward nationwide marriage equality two years later.

During LGBTQ+ History Month, we remember the people who challenged inequality, told their stories and helped change our country’s laws.

Celebrate. Educate. Remember.
Know Our History. 🏳️‍🌈

10/01/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Our history deserves to be told.

This October, Gateway City Pride Association joins communities across the country in recognizing LGBTQ+ History Month - celebrating the people, moments and movements that helped shape our community and preserving those stories for generations to come.

From meeting LGBTQ+ History Month founder Rodney Wilson, to bringing LGBTQ+ history programming to our community and celebrating Laredo’s recognition of LGBTQ+ History Month, these moments remind us that our history is both national and local.

Throughout October, we’ll continue to celebrate, educate and remember.

Know our history. Celebrate our history. Keep telling our stories. 🏳️‍🌈

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! 🌈

09/28/2026

📸🌈 MORE MOMENTS FROM OUR 6TH BIRTHDAY BRUNCH!

We’re still smiling from our celebration! 🏳️‍🌈✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Savora Cafe ☕️ for a morning filled with community, family, laughter and incredible entertainment.

A huge thank you to Serene Fantasea | LA SERENE and Mackenzie Cheer for sharing their talent with us and making our celebration extra special! 👑✨

Six years of celebrating, educating and uniting our community and allies, and we’re just getting started. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

📸 Marmolejo Photography Marmolejo Photography 🙏

09/27/2026

🏳️‍🌈 CHEERS TO 6 YEARS! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning as we celebrated Gateway City Pride Association’s 6th birthday! 🌈

From great food and incredible performances to families, friends and community members coming together, today was a reminder of what Pride is all about creating welcoming spaces where everyone can come as they are, participate and feel included. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

A very special thank you to Serene Fantasea and Mackenzie Cheer for sharing their talent with us and making our birthday celebration so much fun! 👑✨ And thank you to Savora Café for opening its doors to our community and helping us celebrate six years of Gateway City Pride.

Six years later, our mission continues: celebrate, educate and unite our community and allies.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Gateway City Pride throughout these six years. Here’s to continuing to make our community even better, together. 🏳️‍🌈✨

09/20/2026

🎉🏳️‍🌈 CHEERS TO 6 YEARS! 🏳️‍⚧️🎉

We’re celebrating six years of community, visibility and Pride — and we’d love for you to celebrate with us! 🌈

Join Gateway City Pride Association for our 6th Birthday Brunch at Savora Cafe! 🥂✨

📅 Sunday, September 27
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Savora Cafe | 9802 McPherson Rd., Ste. 117

Hosted by the fabulous Serene Fantasea 💃✨ with live entertainment, door prizes & more!

For six years, Gateway City Pride has worked to create spaces where our LGBTQ+ community and allies can come together, celebrate who we are, and continue building community right here in Laredo.

Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or recently joined us — this celebration is for you. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

More details coming soon!

09/12/2026

📰 IN THE NEWS

Thank you to the Laredo Morning Times for highlighting local voices following the latest federal court ruling on Texas’ drag law.

Gateway City Pride Association has proudly worked alongside local drag performers throughout our history, and we’re grateful to see members of Laredo’s LGBTQ+ community sharing their experiences and perspectives.

Drag is art. Drag is expression. And drag performers are an important part of our community. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

08/30/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Taboo on its Grand Opening!

It was great seeing so many familiar faces, making new memories and feeling a little nostalgia along the way. 🥂✨

Thank you for continuing to create a fun, welcoming space where everyone can come together, be themselves and enjoy the night. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Cheers to Taboo’s new chapter 🍻 Laredo definitely showed up! 🔥🎉

08/26/2026

🏳️‍🌈 A victory for drag and free expression! 👑

A federal court has ruled Texas Senate Bill 12 (commonly known as Texas’ drag ban) unconstitutional.

This victory is especially meaningful to us because Brigitte Bandit, one of the plaintiffs who challenged SB 12, joined Gateway City Pride in Laredo for our Ice Breakers educational event in 2025. During her visit, she spoke with our community about her work as a drag performer and advocate and discussed legislation being proposed in Texas that could impact drag performers and the LGBTQIA+ community. Months later, SB 12 became law.

We celebrate Brigitte Bandit, 360 Queen Entertainment, Extragrams, and the advocates and attorneys who fought this law (including The Woodlands Pride and Abilene Pride Alliance, organizations that helped bring the original challenge) along with drag performers across Texas, including the incredible performers right here in Laredo who continue to bring art, joy and visibility to our community. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️👑

Drag is art. Drag is expression. And drag belongs in Texas. 💖

08/22/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Six years ago, we made it official 🏳️‍⚧️

In June 2020, during the pandemic, a group of friends invited the community to join a vehicular Pride parade through Laredo. The response inspired something bigger.

That summer, an idea began taking shape… an organization dedicated to celebrating, educating, uniting and connecting Laredo’s LGBTQIA+ and allied community.

On August 22, 2020, Gateway City Pride Association officially organized.

Six years later, we’re still here. 💖

We’ve celebrated. We’ve created. We’ve shown up. We’ve supported. We’ve built connections. And none of it would have been possible without our volunteers, performers, businesses, organizations, allies, partners and, most importantly, our community.

Through milestones, challenges and change, one thing remains true:

We’re not going anywhere. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 💪

Here’s to six years of community, visibility and Pride… and to everything still ahead.

Happy 6th Anniversary, Gateway City Pride! 🎉🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

August 22, 2020 – August 22, 2026

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Laredo, TX

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http://www.gatewaycitypride.org/

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