June is Pride Month: A timeline of LGBTQ+ history in Texas
WEBJun 11, 2024 · In June 1976, Austin Mayor Jeff Friedman declared a Gay Pride Celebration Week. Late 1970s: Activism grows. However, Texas' LGBTQ+ community didn't always gather in celebration. On June 26,...
Pride and Politics: 30 LGBTQ leaders who broke barriers in …
WEBFormer Houston Mayor Annise Parker was one of the first openly LGBTQ mayors of a major American city and one of only two women to ever lead Texas' largest city.
LGBTQ culture in Houston - Wikipedia
WEBIn 2010, Annise Parker, a lesbian woman, was voted Mayor of Houston, making that city the first large American city to vote an openly homosexual person as a mayor. [19] [20] This made Parker the LGBT official in the United States with the largest constituency. [21] Parker had been elected to political offices in the city government six previous ...
The Long History of Austin Pride - Austin Monthly Magazine
WEBThe impacts of these coalitions were felt almost immediately when, in June 1976, Mayor Jeff Friedman announced the city’s first ever Gay Pride Celebration Week. Later, in 1989, the March on Austin for Lesbian/Gay Equal Rights united thousands of LGBTQ Texans fighting for equality at the Capitol.
Eric Johnson (Texas politician) - Wikipedia
WEBEric Lynn Johnson [1] (born October 10, 1975) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 60th mayor of Dallas, Texas, since June 2019.
Pride Bigger Than Texas Parade takes on new meaning amid …
WEBJun 26, 2022 · San Antonio's Pride Bigger Than Texas Parade took on a different feeling one day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion suggested same sex marriage could be next.
Everything you need to know about Austin Pride 2022
WEBAug 11, 2022 · In June 1976, Mayor Jeff Friedman proclaimed a Gay Pride Week Celebration, which brought a parade to Second Street and Congress Avenue. The first Gay and Lesbian Pride Fiesta was held in...
Meet the Mayors: Annise Parker | Austin Pride Month Event
WEBThe 61st Mayor of Houston Annise Parker visits the LBJ School in recognition of Austin Pride. Parker was Houston’s second woman mayor and one of the first openly gay mayors of a major US city.
Texas LGBTQ+ Pride organizers worry about violence, protests
WEBJun 21, 2023 · Organizers across Texas are balancing a focus on security and a celebration of community after state lawmakers pushed scores of bills that threatened to upend the lives of LGBTQ+ Texans.
A Brief History Of Pride In Texas - Texas Signal Media Foundation
WEBJun 1, 2024 · In Texas, Pride events have been happening since the 1970’s. Austin Monthly chronicles how organizations like the Gay Liberation Front and Gay Women’s Liberation held events in 1970, a year after the Stonewall riots. Austin Mayor Jeff Friedman would declare a Gay Pride Celebration Week in June, 1976.