We couldn’t find a queer-only bike ride that runs every week in Austin right now. Queer Ride, the long-running one, has been on hiatus since August 2024. What Austin does have is a set of open social rides, most of them at night. Garrett, who wrote this guide, has ridden with two of these groups,…
These four Austin family law firms say on their own sites that they work with LGBTQ+ clients. We looked up each named lawyer in the State Bar of Texas directory, and all four are listed as eligible to practice in Texas. Three firm pages mention trans clients or name and gender marker changes. This page…
Six Austin LGBTQ+ organizations say on their own sites that they want volunteers, and each one has a sign-up page. The jobs range from setting out chairs at a PFLAG meeting to tabling at health fairs for Kind Clinic. If you want a one-day commitment, Austin Pride in August is the easiest start, and its…
Austin has five bookstores with queer owners or a queer focus, and several free LGBTQ+ book clubs that meet every month. If you want one shop that stocks only queer books, go to The Little Gay Shop on East 12th. BookWoman on North Lamar has been at it for 50 years. For a free book…
Austin doesn’t have a queer bar that’s alcohol-free every night. What it has is a handful of queer groups that throw sober events, plus a sober bar and a sober social club that are open to everyone. If you’re looking for meetings rather than a night out, our LGBTQ+ recovery meetings guide covers the Austin…
We couldn’t find a store in Austin whose own website says it sells chest binders or gaffs. That leaves two routes: free through Point of Pride’s mail-order program, or bought online from trans-owned makers. For the rest of a wardrobe, the Pflugerville Public Library runs a yearly trans clothing swap, held in June in 2026….
These Austin gynecology practices and fertility clinics say on their own websites that they serve LGBTQ+ patients. Three gynecology practices name trans or nonbinary patients or gender-affirming care. Three fertility clinics have pages for same-sex couples and trans patients. For adoption and fostering, we found one Austin nonprofit and one statewide agency that say they…
We couldn’t find an LGBTQ+ fishing or hunting club in Austin, or anywhere in Central Texas. Other places have them, and a few take beginners online or for free. I haven’t fished since I was a young teenager, so this guide starts where I’d start: with what’s out there, what’s missing here, and how to…
Austin Pride happens in August, not June. The 2026 festival and parade were on Saturday, August 22: a daytime festival at Fiesta Gardens in East Austin, then a parade down Congress Avenue at 8 PM. The 2027 date isn’t out yet. The organizers post it on austinpride.org first. June still has plenty going on, including…
Hippie Hollow is a Travis County park on Lake Travis, and the county calls it “the only clothing optional public park in Texas.” You have to be 18 or older to get in. Entry is $8 per person, cash only, and the park is open every day from 9 AM to 7 PM. Queer Austinites…