Plenty of churches put “all are welcome” on the sign. These seven Austin congregations go further and say on their own websites that LGBTQ+ people are included, in so many words. Several voted on it as congregations, and one called an LGBTQ pastor in 2013. We only listed a congregation when its own site says…
Austin has LGBTQ+ leagues for volleyball, tennis, basketball, kickball, softball and running, and all six had a current season, schedule or open registration on their own sites in October 2026. Every one of them says beginners are welcome, and none of them starts at a bar. The Short List League Sport When Volleyball Austin Indoor…
If you’re a queer or trans young person in Austin, or the parent of one, start with OutYouth. It runs drop-ins for ages 9 to 23, and counseling for ages 5 to 29 that it offers “regardless of their financial situation.” For parents, partners and families, PFLAG Austin has free support groups somewhere in the…
If you’re an adult who lives in Austin, you change your name by asking a Travis County district judge to order it. The Travis County Law Library gives you the forms for free. Filing costs $350, or nothing if you qualify for a fee waiver. The county says the judge’s review can take one to…
You can see drag in Austin almost any night of the week. The easiest place to start is the free Saturday brunch on the Coconut Club rooftop. The 4th Street bars run weekly shows Thursday through Sunday, and on Tuesdays there’s a free drag game show on South Lamar. Times below come from each show’s…
Austin doesn’t have a lesbian bar right now. The group behind Austin’s weekly sapphic night says so itself: “Austin doesn’t have a standing one anymore. So we made our own.” Its version is a different bar every week. So the answer to “where’s the lesbian bar?” is a calendar. A weekly night moves from bar…
If you want to get outside with other queer people in Austin, the surest thing on the calendar is a free birding walk on Barton Creek, once a month most of the year. There are also two Meetup groups for hiking and camping, a queer camp weekend in Buda, and a statewide group whose Texas…
Want a queer hiking club, a fishing group, a monthly range day or a book club, and can’t find one in Austin? You can start it. A group needs one person to pick a date and a second person to show up. The part that takes thought is privacy. Some people in your group won’t…
Austin has dozens of vintage and thrift shops. We could confirm a real queer connection and current details for two of them, so that is where this guide starts, followed by the shops we are still checking and the questions worth asking at any of them. We do not treat a Pride flag as proof….
Adam Baker, Amanda White, and Andrew Doobay are Austin real estate agents who say they’re LGBTQ+ on their own pages. Two more, Zachary Rodger and Matthew Lodge, say they serve LGBTQ+ clients and don’t say more than that. All five have an active Texas real estate license as of October 2026. Someone’s identity is theirs…