Austin has one gym built for queer and trans people: OutWellness, on East Alpine Road in South Austin. Beyond that, two big chains with Austin locations, Planet Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness, publish written policies that let trans members use the locker room that matches their gender identity, and Hyde Park Gym, the old-school lifting gym on Guadalupe, now says in writing that it’s LGBTQ+ friendly. Those four are the gay and LGBTQ+ friendly gyms in Austin we could back with something in writing. If you want community more than a weight room, the queer running club and sports leagues further down are where a lot of people find it.
A lot of gyms say “everyone is welcome.” We only list a gym when it says something specific about LGBTQ+ or trans members on its own site. Our How We Choose page explains the rest.
The Short List
| Gym | Where | What it states |
|---|---|---|
| OutWellness | 211 E Alpine Rd, South Austin | A queer and trans-centered gym, with trans masc and trans femme workouts |
| Planet Fitness | Seven Austin clubs | Members use locker rooms by self-reported gender identity |
| 24 Hour Fitness | Hancock Center, 1000 E 41st St | Members use the locker room that matches their gender identity; single-person room when available |
| Hyde Park Gym | 4125 Guadalupe St, Hyde Park | Says it’s LGBTQ+ friendly, with a single-person changing room and no cancellation fee |
The Gyms
OutWellness
OutWellness calls itself “Austin’s friendliest and most inclusive wellness center and gym,” with health and wellness care “designed for Austin’s LGBTQ+ community.” The gym is small on purpose and locked with a door code. The open gym page says the community is “queer and trans-centered.”
Membership is $50 a month with no contract, and it includes every group class: Queer and Trans Yoga, a Community Workout, and a masked class called Mask, Move & Modify. The Trans Masc and Trans Femme Workouts are free for everyone, and members get first crack at signing up because they fill fast. Drop-in classes are $20. OutWellness also offers personal training and physical therapy, including care before and after gender-affirming surgery, and says it offers a sliding scale case by case.
- Where: 211 E Alpine Rd, #100, Austin 78704. 512-387-3908
- Equipment, as listed: two squat racks, barbells, dumbbells to 100 lbs, kettlebells, two cable machines, a treadmill, a rower, and an assault bike
- Hours: the open gym page says 6:30 AM to 8 PM every day; the contact page lists shorter weekend hours (8 AM to noon). Check before a weekend visit
- Join or book: open gym membership, or the group class schedule. First-time drop-ins reserve online and get the door code by email
- Personal training: queer-affirming personal training, with a free 15-minute consult
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Planet Fitness
Planet Fitness publishes a member gender identity policy on its own site. It says, “All members, including transgender members, may use Planet Fitness® locker room facilities, bathrooms, showers, and all other facilities/programs separated by sex based on their self-reported gender identity.” The policy also says staff should use the names and pronouns members give, and that clubs keep private changing areas in each locker room “wherever possible.”
Read the fine print once. The company’s non-discrimination policy adds “to the extent permitted by applicable law,” and the gender identity policy lets a club ask for “external evidence” if staff have “serious concern or significant doubt” about someone’s identity. Most Austin clubs are franchises, so ask the club you’re joining how they handle it.
- Where: seven Austin clubs, including East Riverside (1819 S Pleasant Valley Rd), West Anderson Lane (1100 W Anderson Ln), and South I-35 (6425 S I-35). Full list on the Planet Fitness Austin page
- Good to know: many Austin clubs are open 24 hours, per the company’s Austin page
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24 Hour Fitness, Hancock Center
24 Hour Fitness has a written “Transgender Equal Opportunity Policy.” It says members get “the restroom and locker room facilities that correspond to the member’s gender identity, regardless of the member’s sex assigned at birth.” Anyone who wants more privacy, for any reason, gets a single-person room when one is available, and nobody is required to use it.
The Hancock Center club is a Sport club, with an indoor lap pool, a sauna, a steam room, and a full-size basketball court, inside the Hancock Center.
- Where: 1000 E 41st St, Austin 78751. (512) 458-2424
- Cost: memberships advertised from $29.99 a month, plus a $69.99 annual fee
- Join: Hancock Center club page; the policy is on the member policies page
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Hyde Park Gym
“Hyde Park Gym is an LGBTQ+ friendly gym and a welcoming place for all to work out,” the gym says on a page it added in October 2026, after the owner wrote to us. The page answers the questions we suggest asking any gym. There’s a single-person changing room next to the ab room up front. The name on your membership is “Your choice.” If another member harasses you, “the owner is there every day and staff is present during all open hours.” Asked whether any trainer has worked with trans clients or people on HRT, the gym answers yes. The owner also told us the gym has a gender-neutral restroom.
More people find this page by searching for Hyde Park Gym than for anything else. It’s an old-school lifting gym on Guadalupe that calls itself Austin’s oldest gym: mostly squat racks, platforms, and free weights, with no spa or sauna.
- Where: 4125 Guadalupe St, Austin 78751. (512) 524-0450
- Hours: Monday to Friday 6 AM to 9 PM, Saturday 7 AM to 7 PM, Sunday 8 AM to 7 PM
- Cost: $79 a month with no contract, $15 for one visit, $39 for a week (sales tax added). No cancellation fee with 48 hours’ notice
- Try it first: a free week trial with proof of local residency
- More: rates and membership
Owner submitted, and stated on the gym’s own site. Read October 13, 2026.
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Queer Running Clubs and Sports Leagues
For a lot of people, the community is the reason to work out. These groups are run by and for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, and each had a current season or schedule posted when we checked. Our sports leagues guide has every league we found, and the hiking and camping guide covers the groups that meet outdoors.
Austin Front Runners
Austin’s LGBTQ+ running club, and it says it’s been running for 28 years. Group runs start at The Rock at Town Lake: Tuesday and Thursday at 6 PM, and Saturday at 10 AM. Tuesday ends with dinner and Saturday with brunch. All paces are welcome, walkers included, and the weekly runs are free. Membership is optional, at $50 a year. Run schedule
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Stonewall Sports Austin
A recreational league for “our LGBTQ+ community and allies,” started in Austin in 2023. Its site lists kickball, volleyball, and softball for fall 2026 and pickleball for winter 2027, and it welcomes players “regardless of experience, ability, or skill.” League site
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Softball Austin
An LGBTQ+ softball league since 2004, with spring and fall seasons, an Open division for all genders, and a Women’s division. The fall 2026 game days on its calendar are Sundays at Krieg Fields. The league also hosts the Texas Hoedown tournament, set for November 7 and 8, 2026. League site
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Before You Join
A policy on a website and the front desk on a Tuesday night aren’t always the same thing. Ask before you sign anything:
- Locker rooms: is there a single-person or private changing room, and where is it?
- Your name: will the membership card and app show the name I use, not my legal name?
- Problems: if another member harasses me, who do I tell?
- Trainers: has any trainer here worked with trans clients, or with people on HRT?
- Contracts: what does it cost to cancel, and how much notice do you need?
- A trial: can I try it for a day or a week before I join?
A day pass is the easiest way to see a gym at the hour you’d use it.
What We Couldn’t Check
We didn’t visit these gyms or work out at them, so nothing here is a first-hand review. We checked what each gym publishes about itself. The older version of this page listed HEAT Bootcamp, YTX, Blackbird, FeV Iron Vault, Fitness Connection, two Gold’s Gyms, and The WIP. We read their sites in October 2026 and found nothing about LGBTQ+ or trans members, so they’re off the list. If one of them has a written policy we missed, the link under each entry, or our contact page, is how to tell us.
Hours, prices, and class schedules change. Call ahead to confirm.
Last checked: October 2026. Business details read from each gym’s and league’s own website, October 11 and 12, 2026. See a mistake or know a gym we should look at? Use our contact page.
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