EXPERIENCE NORTH A Complete Guide to Visiting DFW, from Gay to Z 2 3 4 2016 VISITORS table of Volume 24 GUIDE 11 publisher RELOCATION CONTENTS Leo Cusimano GUIDE 55 editor Tammye Nash BUSINESS writers LISTINGS 64 Arnold Wayne Jones DISPLAY David Taffet James Russell ADVERTISING 82 art director COMMUNITY Kevin Thomas RESOURCES 108 project manager Terry Thompson advertising sales Leo Cusimano Chad Mantooth Kris Martin office manager Jesse Arnold photography Arnold Wayne Jones Chuck Marcelo Tammye Nash James Russell David Taffet Terry Thompson CVB Fort Worth CVB OUT 1825 Market Center Blvd Suite 240 Dallas, TX 75207 214.754.8710.p 214.969.7271.f OUTntx.com ON THE COVER Alyssa Edwards, North Texas based Entertainer Story on page 6 Photos by Terry Thompson

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5 dallas drag diva knows how to seize the moment ALYSSA EDWARDS

6 ve been doing drag since I was about 9 years old, Saying that she had always been careful to keep “I’twirling in my granny’s nightgown with a towel Alyssa and Justin and their very different lives wrapped around my head, pretending to be Annie separate, she acknowledged that she had been a bit Lennox or something!” worried how her dance students and their parents — and even her own staff — might react to seeing That’s how Dallas performer Alyssa Edwards recalls Alyssa on Drag Race. She was, Alyssa said, pleasantly her humble beginnings as a drag diva. But she began surprised; she’s had no backlash at all. performing in drag professionally about 14 years ago, and her career has continued to soar. She added that filming has begun on the Logo series featuring Justin and Beyond Belief, and she hoped, as Alyssa counts winning Miss Gay Texas in 2004 2015 came to an end, to be able to share more news and Miss Gay USofA in 2006 among her greatest soon. achievements, calling the experience of winning the pageants “magical, because I had always sat at home “I cannot wait for Beyond Belief to invade your and watched pageants on TV and wished I could do televisions at home!” Alyssa declared. “It’s gonna be something like that some day.” But it was her turn as a hoot! Just imagine Dance Moms, Drag Race and a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race that launched her Honey Boo-Boo all rolled into one series. Stay tuned career on a national and even international stage. for it.” “I was a fan of the show, which offers entertainers such a huge platform to share their art, so when As for rumors that Alyssa might be making a I had the chance I went for it — high heels first,” small-screen comeback, via an “all-star” season of Alyssa said. “I submitted my audition, being completely Drag Race, she giggled and waved the question away. true to who and what I am, and Ru recognized my “If I told you all my secrets now, I wouldn’t have any charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent.” secrets to tell” on her weekly YouTube series, Alyssa’s Secret, produced by World of Wonder. Alyssa competed in Season 5 of the Logo TV reality show. She was eliminated in Week 9, placing 6th With a month left to go in 2015, Alyssa was overall for the season. But her participation in constantly on the run, fitting an Out North Texas photo Drag Race just set the stage for more opportunities, shoot and interview in between a trip to Los Angeles including the chance to film a reality show about her for an audition and a trip to Brazil to perform. own business, Beyond Belief Dance, a dance studio in Mesquite just east of Dallas, where her staff She had recently finished filming RuPaul’s upcoming and students know Alyssa Edwards as dancer and Christmas special for Logo, and was a feature businessman Justin Johnson. performer for the annual MAC Cosmetics’ Art of Lip launch. She was also touring with Miley Cyrus The dance studio, Alyssa said, had been “a dream as an opening act and backup dancer on for as long as I can remember. I always wanted to be Miley’s Dead Petz tour. the Mr. Spielberg of dance. … I grew up in Mesquite in a large family, with seven siblings. So I learned at “After the Drag Race [Season 5] reunion show a very early age how to fight for the spotlight. But at where we had the Haus of Edwards performance, we the same time, I was a shy kid in school, and a little connected, and [Miley] had me and some other Drag socially awkward, believe it or not! Race alumni featured in her epic VMA finale number,” Alyssa said, explaining how she got the spot on tour “Being in dance class gave me the happiest moments with the singer. of my social life, and dancing was the perfect opportunity to express myself,” she continued. So Alyssa admitted that keeping up such a hectic at the age of 18 she began working as a student schedule can be trying. “Yes, it’s difficult at times to assistant and choreographer with a dance studio. balance everything. But it’s a good thing, too. I have a phenomenal and supportive faculty to assist with “With a great system and great passion, that dream [Beyond Belief studio], and did I mention I am in a became a reality,” Alyssa said of Beyond Belief. relationship? Yeah, I’m kind of superman-ish!

“Teaching the youth of today and the future of “Seriously, I spend half my week on a plane, and the tomorrow is the greatest gift I’ve ever received. other half at Beyond Belief,” Alyssa added. “But one We have accomplished fab things at Beyond Belief; thing I’ve learned, you can sleep when you’re dead. So in 2007, we were in the top 25 on America’s Got while you’re still breathing, be productive and seize the Talent.” moment. That’s what I am doing.” — Tammye Nash

7 letters from the MAYORS

Greetings!

s mayor of the city of Dallas, it is my honor to congratulate OUT North Texas on its publication MICHAEL S. A of the 2016 Official LGBT Visitors Guide. The OUT North Texas family has been a reliable and useful resource to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) and showcases the RAWLINGS vibrancy of the city of Dallas.

I believe that our city is stronger today because of its rich cultural diversity, and OUT North Texas is a reminder of that diversity. Dallas would not be the city that it is today without the many benefits of our diverse population.

Entrepreneurs, small businesses and Fortune 500 firms are discovering the tremendous value of having a diverse workforce and community. That is what brings companies to Dallas and what encourages them to stay. The many retailers, companies, professionals and service providers listed in this publication play important roles in our region’s economy. I would encourage readers to support these businesses and explore what they have to offer to our city.

OUT North Texas has also been a reliable and useful resource for travelers, providing the latest information on the city’s best entertainment, shopping and dining. The Voice Publishing Company’s long commitment to our community is commendable, and I wish OUT North Texas a successful edition.

Again, thank you to OUT North Texas for consistently making a positive impact in our community.

Best Regards,

Michael S. Rawlings Mayor

t is my pleasure to welcome you to Fort Worth, Texas. We hope that you will savor your stay and Itime spent here enjoying the unique mix of cultural activities found only in the city “Where the West BETSY Begins.” PRICE As mayor, it is with great pride that I would like to tell you about our city, a city of cowboys, culture and community. In one visit you can enjoy an enormous range of experiences – from art to animals, from fashion to family fun. We offer lessons in western history with a tour of the Historic Stockyards, auto racing at the Texas Motor Speedway or a relaxing night of shopping and dining in downtown’s historic . The choice is yours!

While you are in Fort Worth, we hope you get a chance to visit:

Our downtown area … a nationally noted model of successful urban renaissance filled with restaurants, museums, art galleries, theaters and an abundance of retail shopping. The Sundance Square area of downtown is a “must-see” for everyone visiting the city.

The Cultural District … recognized as the “museum capital of the Southwest,” is home to world- class museums. We are proud to be home to the Texas Cowgirl Hall of Fame, and we have an outstanding equestrian center, one of the country’s top-ranked zoos, and a multitude of beautiful parks and gardens.

Northside’s historic Stockyards area … is a delightful journey into the city’s western heritage. You are sure to enjoy the area’s many shops and restaurants while finding a real-life cowboy or two outfitted with horses and even the cattle drive of the Fort Worth Herd of longhorns!

One of our most valuable assets is our people. Visitors often cite the “Fort Worth Friendly” spirit of our citizens and businesses as the top reason they plan a return visit.

We are pleased you chose Fort Worth and hope you enjoy your time in Cowtown.

Sincerely,

Betsy Price Mayor

8 a letter from the PUBLISHER

usiness is all about relationships, and the LGBT community is proud to do business with people Bthey know and trust. At OUT North Texas, we are proud of the relationships we have developed with our readers, advertisers, the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau and the North Texas GLBT LEO Chamber of Commerce. CUSIMANO Speaking of relationships, marriage equality is now the law of the land and we are excited to see more and more companies reaching out to LGBT consumers. National advertising is up more than 18 percent, and the LGBT market continues to expand.

Our partnership with the Dallas CVB positions OUT North Texas as the official visitors guide for the Metroplex’s LGBT community. We hope that you use this magazine to explore Dallas and Fort Worth with our in-depth visitors guide and patronize each of the businesses in our comprehensive directory. These advertisers support our community and help us give a voice to LGBT issues; let them know you saw their ad in OUT.

Finally, our most valued relationship is with you, our readers. Thank you for continuing to support us and our advertisers.

Thank you for reading!

Leo Cusimano Publisher

EXPERIENCE NORTH TEXAS A Complete Guide to Visiting DFW, from Gay to Z

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AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AT FAIR PARK

11 12 a letter from the DALLAS CVB PRESIDENT AND CEO

elcome to Dallas! Big Things Happen Here and, with more than $20 billion in recent PHILLIP Wdevelopment, there is much to discover. JONES You’ll find a steady supply of new restaurants, retail, cultural and entertainment venues, hotels and green spaces that are high on international and domestic visitor radars. In fact, TripAdvisor recently ranked Dallas as No.4 in its list of top-10 U.S. cities of interest to international travelers with additional top- 10 accolades for accommodations, restaurants and attractions.

In other good news, Dallas CityPass launched mid-2015, enabling visitors to skip most main- entrance ticket lines and saving visitors 41 percent of combined admission to Perot Museum of Nature and Science, GeO-Deck, the or Sixth Floor Museum at , and the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum or the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The Dallas Sports Commission announced the Elite Rodeo Association’s World Championship at , Nov. 9-13, 2016 will bring top stars in rodeo including 21-time world champion Trevor Brazile. And our Big list continues …

Don’t miss:

• uniting Downtown and Uptown at the Dallas Arts District. Year-round food trucks, dog park, yoga, concerts and more have made this a favorite year-round destination.

• Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Victory Park featuring state-of-the-art and interactive exhibits that appeal to all ages. Three million visitors in its first three years – impressive!

• George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University with massive steel from the World Trade Center, a full-sized Oval Office, Texas Rose Garden, an interactive policy decision theater and much more.

• GeO-Deck at Reunion Tower delivering a 360-degree Dallas experience.

• Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum featuring family-friendly, educational and experiential exhibits.

Dallas is a vibrant, progressive destination that celebrates its diversity. Stay updated on what’s Big in Dallas on VisitDallas.com. We look forward to sharing our great city with you!

Sincerely,

Phillip Jones President and CEO

13 visitor INFORMATION Getting here: Dallas/Fort Worth is located in the Central Time Zone in North Central Texas, 245 miles north-northwest of Houston and 300 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, near the headwaters of the Trinity River.

Centennial Hall at Fair Park Dallas

Approximate Flight Times Austin 1 hr Corpus Christi 1 hr 30 mins Las Vegas 2 hrs 30 mins El Paso 1 hr 45 mins Los Angeles 3 hrs Houston 1 hr Miami 2 hrs 45 mins San Antonio 1 hr New Orleans 1 hr 30 mins Albuquerque 1 hr 45 mins New York City 2 hrs 45 mins Atlanta 2 hrs Philadelphia 3 hrs 30 mins Boston 4 hrs San Francisco 3 hrs 30 mins Chicago 2 hrs 15 mins Seattle 4 hrs Denver 1 hr 45 mins Washington, D.C. 2 hrs 45 mins Detroit 2 hrs 45 mins

Approximate DRIVING Times WEATHER

Average Average temps Austin 3 hrs Rainfall high/low Abilene 3 hrs Corpus Christi 6 hrs January 1.8 54/33 El Paso 12 hrs February 2.2 59/37 Harlingen 8 hrs March 2.8 68/46 Houston 4.5 hrs April 3.5 76/55 Lubbock 7.5 hrs May 4.9 83/63 Midland 5 hrs June 3.1 92/70 San Antonio 4 hrs July 2.3 97/74 Tyler 2 hrs August 2.2 96/74 Albuquerque, N.M. 10 hrs September 3.4 88/67 New Orleans, LA. 8 hrs October 3.5 79/56 Oklahoma City, OK. 3 hrs November 2.3 67/45 Shreveport, LA. 3.5 hrs December 1.8 58/37 Tulsa, OK. 4.5 hrs

14 Dallas Tourist Information Center Old Red Courthouse Downtown Historic District 100 S. Houston St., Dallas, 75202 VisitDallas.com

Important Numbers

The Greater Dallas area requires that you dial the area code along with the seven-digit phone number. Local area codes are 214, 972, 469, 817 and 682.

Amtrak 800-872-7245 Dallas 24-hour events hotline 214-571-1301 Dallas City Services (non-emergency) 311 Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau 214-571-1000 Dallas Convention Center 214-939-2700 214-670-1400 Dallas Love Field Airport 214-670-6073 DART Public Transportation 214-979-1111 DFW International Airport 972-574-8888 Emergency (police, fire) 911 Greyhound Bus Lines 800-231-2222 Main Post Office 800-275-8777 Reach of Dallas 214-630-4796 Weather 214-787-1111

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities

The ARC of Dallas 214-634-9810 DART Paratransit Service 214-515-7272 DFW Airport Assistance 972-574-4420

Sports Venues

American Airlines Center 214-222-3687 Cowboys Stadium 817-892-4161 at SMU 214-768-2903 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 817-273-5100 Cotton Bowl 214-638-2695 Texas Motorplex 972-878-2641 Texas Motor Speedway 817-215-8500

Hospitals

Baylor Health Care System 214-820-0111 Children’s Health 214-456-7000 Veterans Affairs Medical Center 214-742-8387 Medical City Hospital 972-566-7000 Methodist Hospital 214-947-8181 Parkland Hospital 214-590-8000 Presbyterian Hospital 214-345-6789 Poison Center 800-222-1222 Texas Scottish Rite Hospital 214-559-5000 UT Southwestern Medical Center 214-648-3111 Statues at Fair Park Dallas Zale Lipshy Hospital 214-590-3000

15 dallas’ OUT LIFE The neighborhood known as “Oak Lawn” has historically been the heart of Dallas’ vibrant and active LGBT community. The “gayborhood” has grown over the years, spreading out from the Cedar Springs Strip at its center to encompass parts of Uptown and the Design District and even into the edges of the neighboring Park Cities.

The gayborhood is defined by four major streets: Inwood Road on the northwest, Lemmon Avenue on the northeast, Oak Lawn Avenue on the southeast and Maple Avenue on the southwest. The commercial establishments along all of these streets are, at least, very-gay aware and gay-friendly, if not gay-owned and gay-operated.

From piano bars and dance clubs to restaurants, galleries, shops and more, Oak Lawn is the perfect place to see or be seen in Dallas.

Legacy of Love monument in Oak Lawn

16 LGBT BARS AND CLUBS

1 Alexandre’s 8 The Grapevine Bar 16 Pekers 22 The Tin Room 4026 Cedar Springs Rd. 3902 Maple Ave. 2615 Oak Lawn Ave. 2514 Hudnall St. 214-559-0720 214-522-8466 Ste. 101 214-526-6365 214-528-3333 TinRoom.net 2 Barbara’s Pavillion 9 Havana Lounge PekersBar.com 325 Centre St. 4006 Cedar Springs Rd. 23 TMC: 214-941-2145 214-886-6804 17 Pub Pegasus The Mining 3326 N. Fitzhugh Ave. Company 3 BJ’s NXS! 10 Hidden Door 214-559-4663 3903 Cedar Springs Rd. 3215 N. Fitzhugh Ave. 5025 Bowser Ave. PubPegasus.com 214-521-4205 214-526-9510 214-526-0620 TMCDallas.com Bjsnxs.com HiddenDoor-Dallas.com 18 The Round-Up Saloon 24 Winslow’s 4 The Brick/Joe’s 11 JR.’s Bar & Grill 3912 Cedar Springs Rd. Wine Bar 2525 Wycliff Ave., 3923 Cedar Springs Rd. 214-522-9611 3908 Cedar Springs Rd. Ste.124 214-528-1004 RoundupSaloon.com 214-559-4470 214-521-3154 WinslowsCedarSprings. 214-924-5848 12 Kaliente 19 Station 4 (S4) and com BrickDallas.com 4350 Maple Ave. The Rose Room Kaliente.cc 3911 Cedar Springs Rd. 25 Woody’s 5 Cedar Springs 214-520-6676 214-559-1004 Sports & Tap House Caven.com Video Bar 4123 Cedar Springs Rd. 13 Liquid Zoo ­ 4011 Cedar Springs Rd. 214-377-7446 3851 Cedar Springs Rd. 20 Sue Ellen’s 214-520-6629 214-221-3004 3014 Throckmorton St. DallasWoodys.com 6 The Dallas Eagle LiquidZooSportsbar.com 214-559-0707 5740 Maple Ave. Caven.com 26 Zippers 214-357-4375 14 Los Rieles 3333 N. Fitzhugh Ave. DallasEagle.com 600 S. Riverfront Blvd. 21 Tallywackers 214-526-9519 214-741-2125 4218 Lemmon Ave. 7 Dish 469-914-5213 4123 Cedar Springs Rd. 15 Marty’s Live Tallywackers.com Ste. 110 4207 Maple Ave. 214-522-3474 214-559-2151

17 GARDENS AND PARKS KATY TRAIL OF DALLAS ROBERT E. LEE PARK 3523 McKinney, Ave. AND ARLINGTON HALL BACHMAN LAKE Dallas, 75204 3400 Turtle Creek Blvd. 2530 Webb Chapel Road Ext. 214-303-1180 Dallas, 75201 Dallas, 75220 KatyTrailDallas.org 214-521-2003 214-670-6374 Katy Trail runs through the ArlingtonHallatLeePark.com A favorite spot for walkers, joggers densest part of the city, Stretching along Turtle Creek, and bikers, with three miles of with more than 300,000 Lee Park lies near the center waterfront riding and walking trails. people living or working of the gayborhood, and is home within a mile of its route. to several events and festivals DALLAS ARBORETUM throughout the year, including AND BOTANIC GARDEN REVERCHON PARK LifeWalk each October, a 5K 8525 Garland Road 3505 Maple Ave. raising funds for AIDS service Dallas, 75218 Dallas, 75219 organizations. 214-515-6500 214-670-4100 DallasArboretum.org Reverchon Park lies along DALLAS HERITAGE VILLAGE: A 66-acre arboretum and botanical Turtle Creek on the southeast THE HISTORICAL VILLAGE garden showcasing perennial corner of the gayborhood. OF DALLAS fragrant gardens, towering trees It offers a variety of features, 1717 Gano St. and lush lawns. Wheelchair including a baseball field, Dallas, 75215 accessible. an outdoor basketball court, 214-421-5141 tennis and volleyball courts OldCityPark.org FAIR PARK and a recreation center. Situated on 13 wooded acres 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd. As of 2015, Reverchon Park just south of , Dallas, 75210 is the location of the Festival Dallas Heritage Village is composed 214-670-8400 in the Park that follows the of 38 historic structures and a FairParkDallas.com Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade working farm, a traditional A 277-acre national historic on the third Sunday in September. Jewish household, landmark holding the largest elegant Victorian homes, collection of cultural facilities in a school, a church Dallas. Open year-round, Fair Park and commercial buildings. is home to numerous museums, the Cotton Bowl, the Music Hall, an aquarium, a Vietnam Memorial and more.

18 TEXAS DISCOVERY GARDENS DALLAS CENTER FOR LOUIS TUSSAUD’S PALACE OF AT FAIR PARK CONTEMPORARY ART WAX AND RIPLEY’S BELIEVE 3601 Martin Luther King Blvd. 161 Glass St. IT OR NOT! Dallas, 75215 Dallas, 75207 601 Palace Parkway 214-428-7476 214-821-2522 Grand Prairie, 75050 TexasDiscoveryGardens.org DallasContemporary.org 972-263-239 Texas Discovery Gardens, located Education and information PalaceofWax.com at historic Fair Park, is open year center for the visual arts The Palace of Wax features movie round. with exhibitions featuring stars and historical figures in lifelike the work of regional artists. detail. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! KLYDE WARREN PARK is an eye-popping collection of the 2012 Woodall Rogers Frwy. DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM bizarre. Dallas,75201 211 N. Record St., 214-716-4500 Suite 100 NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER KlydeWarrenPark.org Dallas, 75202 2001 Flora St. A 5.2-acre public park built over 214-741-7500 Dallas, 75201 Woodall Rodgers Freeway between DallasHolocaustMemorialCenter.org 214-242-5100 Pearl and St. Paul streets, offering The museum traces one day NasherSculptureCenter.org a variety of activities for all ages, during the Holocaust and includes Considered one of the foremost along with restaurants and special artifacts donated by local Holocaust collections of 20th century events. survivors. sculpture in the world, comprising more than 300 pieces, including WHITE ROCK LAKE AND works by Calder, de Kooning, Kelly, GREENBELT PARK 1717 N. Harwood St. Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Rodin, 830 E. Lawther Drive Dallas, 75201 Serra and others. Dallas, 75218 214-922-1200 214-670-8281 DallasMuseumofArt.org OLD RED MUSEUM OF The 9.33-mile waterfront trail is The spacious galleries feature a DALLAS COUNTY perfect for biking, running and permanent collection spanning 100 Houston St. walking, while the park includes periods from pre-Columbian to Dallas 75202 playgrounds and a 10-station modern eras. Special temporary 214-745-1100 workout spot. exhibits rotate throughout the year. OldRed.org Built in 1892, the restored county MUSEUMS DALLAS MUSEUM OF courthouse traces the history of NATURAL HISTORY Dallas County. AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM 3535 Grand Ave. 3536 Grand Ave. Dallas, 75210 PEROT MUSEUM OF Dallas, 75210 214-421-3466 NATURE AND SCIENCE 214-565-9026 DallasDino.org 2201 N. Field St. AAMDallas.org Explores the natural world Dallas, 75202 Housed in four vaulted galleries, through innovative programming PerotMuseum.org the museum explores the African- and hands-on exhibits. An 180,000-square-foot facility American experience through providing youth the opportunity to exhibits and displays. FRONTIERS OF explore new ideas through tangible, FLIGHT MUSEUM galvanic exhibits, where they can CROW COLLECTION 6911 Lemmon Ave. study everything from dinosaurs to OF ASIAN ART Dallas, 75209 DNA. 2010 Flora St. 214-350-8600 Dallas, 75201 FlightMuseum.com THE SCIENCE PLACE 214-979-6430 Depicts the history of aviation AT FAIR PARK CrowCollection.org with one of the world’s finest 1318 Second Ave. The Crow Collection contains more collections of artifacts, scale Dallas, 75210 than 600 paintings, objects of metal models, photographs and 214-428-5555 and stone, and large architectural other flight memorabilia. SciencePlace.org pieces from China, Japan, India A science and technology museum and Southeast Asia, with more featuring hands-on and participatory than 300 works on display in the exhibits, as well as the state-of-the- galleries. art TI Founders IMAX Theater with a 79-foot domed screen and a planetarium.

19 THE SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM DALLAS COUNTY GRANADA THEATER AT DEALEY PLAZA HISTORICAL PLAZA 3524 Greenville Ave. 411 Elm St. Market, Elm, Commerce and Dallas, 75206 Dallas, 75202 Houston streets 214-824-9933 214-747-6660 Dallas, 75201 GranadaTheater.com JFK.org 214-571-1300 Re-purposed former movie Created in the building from This plaza is marked by several palace now books live music events which Lee Harvey Oswald historical buildings and monuments, and concerts, and sports viewing assassinated President including The Old Red Courthouse, parties. John F. Kennedy, the museum John Neely Bryan Cabin and the chronicles the assassination John F. Kennedy Memorial. JOHN F. KENNEDY and legacy of JFK with MEMORIAL documentary films, DALLAS FARMERS MARKET 605 Commerce St. photographs and artifacts. & RESOURCE CENTER Dallas, 75202 1010 S. Pearl Expressway 214-571-1300 SIGHTS & SOUNDS Dallas, 75201 This stark and simple memorial 214-939-2808 to the late president is located in CENTRAL LIBRARY DallasFarmersMarket.org. the Dallas County Historical Plaza. (J. ERIK JONSSON) Established in 1941, the Dallas 1515 Young St. Farmers Market is the district KALITA HUMPHREYS Dallas, 75201 where farmers sell crops from food THEATER 214-670-1400 to flowers directly to customers, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. DallasLibrary.org plus artisans and restaurants. Dallas, 75219 Dallas’ largest library offers Designed in the 1950s by a comprehensive array of DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM architect Frank Lloyd Wright, informational documents 1801 N. Griffin St. the theater was home to the on its eight floors. Dallas, 75202 Dallas Theater Center until the 214-720-2224 construction of the Wyly Theatre. COTTON BOWL AT FAIR PARK DWAZoo.com It has since has been opened to 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd. Exhibits include Mundo Maya, other groups, primarily the Dallas, 75210 a rainforest and a mammoth gay-centric Uptown Players. 214-670-8400 aquarium holding 80,000 gallons of Located in Fair Park, saltwater exhibits, including sharks, MCKINNEY AVENUE the Cotton Bowl is home stingrays and hundreds of reef fish TROLLEY to the Southwestern all in living coral reef ecosystems. 3153 Oak Grove St. Cotton Bowl Classic. Dallas, 75204 DALLAS ZOO 214-855-0006 DALLAS CITY HALL 650 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway MATA.org 1500 Marilla St. Dallas, 75203 Historic trolleys connecting Dallas, 75201 214-670-6826 the downtown Arts District 214-670-3011 DallasZoo.com with shops, restaurants, DallasCityHall.com A world-class zoo covering 95 galleries and boutiques in This building, designed by acres and featuring many rare Uptown Dallas. Riding is free. I.M. Pei and completed in 1978, and endangered species, including is the hub of city government the Endangered Tiger Habitat, the MESQUITE services and hosts numerous Lacerte Family Children’s Zoo with CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO festivals and special events interactive, educational exhibits for 1818 Rodeo Drive at its plaza. children, and the 25-acre Wilds of Mesquite, 75149 Africa with its Giants of the Savanna 972-285-8777 KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON Elephant Habitat. MesquiteRodeo.com CONVENTION CENTER Professional rodeo competitions 650 S. Griffin St. GILLEY’S MUSIC COMPLEX every Friday and Saturday from Dallas, 75202 1135 S. Lamar St. June through August. The arena 214-939-2700 Dallas, 75215 hosts other events throughout DallasConventionCenter.com. 214-421-2021 the year and in the past has The Dallas Convention Center GilleysMusic.com hosted the International is one of the largest in the nation. Gilley’s Music Complex houses Gay Rodeo Association’s A convention center hotel, the four music venues: The Palladium championship rodeo. Omni, opened nearby in 2011. Ballroom, the South Side Music Hall, The Loft and The Saloon.

20 MORTON H. MEYERSON in April and May. Each October the UNION STATION — AMTRAK SYMPHONY CENTER park converts to a haunted village 400 S. Houston St. 2301 Flora St. with eight main attractions, live Dallas, 75202 Dallas, 75201 concerts, games and more. 214-653-1101 214-670-3600 DART.org DallasSymphony.com SIX FLAGS HURRICANE A vintage 1914, vintage station This I.M. Pei-designed concert hall HARBOR that is home to Amtrak, Downtown is one of the most acclaimed of its 1800 E. Lamar Blvd. DART Light Rail & Trinity Railway kind in North America. It has been Arlington, 76006 Express. Connected to the Hyatt an anchor performance hall in the 817-265-3356 Regency Dallas via underground. Downtown Arts District for more SixFlags.com/Parks/ than 25 years and is home to the HurricaneHarbor VERIZON THEATER Dallas Symphony Orchestra. One of the nation’s largest 1001 Performsnce Place collections of water rides. Grand Prairie, 75050 PEGASUS PLAZA 972-854-5050 1500 Main St. SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS VerizonTheater.com Dallas, 75201 2201 Road To Six Flags An indoor performance space 214-523-0157 Arlington, 76011 seating more than 6,300 for acts An urban park dedicated to the 817-640-8900 as varied as Justin Beiber and Pegasus — the flying horse that SixFlags.com Margaret Cho. symbolizes the spirit of Dallas, Major attractions include rides, located downtown in the Dallas City shows, concerts, games and WEST END HISTORIC DISTRICT Center. restaurants. Open for special 208 N. Market St., Suite A holiday events, including Dallas, 75202 Fright Fest in October and 214-741-7180 Griffin and Young streets Holiday in the Park in November DallasWestEnd.org Dallas, 75202 and December. The turn-of-the-century warehouse 214-953-1184 district west of downtown that is A 4.2-acre plaza featuring the SOUTHFORK RANCH home to various restaurants, shops world’s largest bronze monument: 3700 Hogge Road and nightclubs. 40 longhorn steers driven by three Parker, 75002 cowboys on horseback representing 972-442-7800 WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE Texas’ cattle drives. SouthforkRanch.com 2303 Flora St. Southfork Ranch, famous for its Dallas, 75201 REUNION TOWER AT HYATT representation in the TV show 214-443-1000 REGENCY DALLAS Dallas, includes a memorabilia ATTPAC.org 300 Reunion Blvd. East exhibit, offers tours and is A 2,200-seat state-of-the-art Dallas, 75207 available for private parties. opera house designed by Norman 214-712-7145 Foster has a distinctive red DallasRegencyHyatt.com SWISS AVENUE facade, louvered canopy and The landmark tower adjacent to HISTORIC DISTRICT modern chandelier highlighting the Hyatt Regency Hotel offering Upper Swiss Avenue performances by the Dallas Opera, a spectacular view from the Dallas, 75204 TITAS and other arts groups and observation deck on the 50th floor. SAHD.org national touring productions. Also home to Five Sixty, a revolving Early 20th century mansions restaurant operated by famed chef in various styles create a WYLY THEATRE Wolfgang Puck. grand boulevard. 2400 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 SCARBOROUGH FAIRE TRINITY RIVER 214-978-2800 RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL AUDUBON CENTER ATTPAC.org AND SCREAMS HALLOWEEN 6500 S. Great Trinity Forest Way An aluminum-tube cube designed THEME PARK Dallas, 75217 by Rem Koolhaas offers a flexible 2511 FM 66 TrinityRiverAudubon.org 500-plus seat main theater with Waxahachie 75167 Open to the public on a a 99-seat black box that can be 972-938-3247 reclaimed dumpsite and endlessly reconfigured. It is home to ScarboroughRenFest.com, offering hiking trails, wildlife the Dallas Theater Center and the ScreamsPark.com including 220 bird species Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Scarborough is 16th century- and a welcome center that themed festival with full combat explains the ecology of the jousting and more open weekends Trinity River.

21 fort worth’s OUT LIFE While Fort Worth does not have a geographically-defined gayborhood such as Oak Lawn in Dallas, the city does have a growing and increasingly active LGBT community. There are several LGBT bars and other businesses clustered just south of downtown in the Jennings Street area, with others grouped on the east side of downtown near the historic Meadowbrook and Handley neighborhoods. Meadowbrook and Handley, with their affordable historic home and friendly neighbors, also have a large LGBT population.

The city’s thriving downtown area, with its newly-renovated Sundance Square is an easily walkable entertainment district, as is the up-and-coming West 7th Street area. Situated on the northern tip of Trinity Park and just across the Trinity River from downtown, West 7th bridges the gap Fort Worth’s downtown and its cultural district, home to numerous world-class museums, with a collection of popular shops, bars, restaurants and more, including the renovated Montgomery Plaza, which houses shops and high-end apartments.

Fort Worth Tourist Information Center LGBT BARS and CLUBS Downtown Sundance Square 415 Throckmorton St. The 515 Bar Club Reflection Fort Worth, 76102 515 S. Jennings Ave. 604 Jennings Ave. 800-433-5747 • 817-336-8791 Ft. Worth, 76104 Ft. Worth, 76104 FortWorth.com 817-338-0515 817-870-8867

Important Numbers 1851 Club Rainbow Lounge 931 W. Division 651 S. Jennings Ave. Amtrak 800-872-7245 Arlington 76012 Ft. Worth, 76104 City of Fort Worth 817-392-2255 682-323-5315 817-744-7723 Convention & Visitors Bureau 817-336-8791 1851Club.com Cultural District/Zoo Info 817-882-8588 Urban Cowboy Saloon Changes DFW International Airport 972-574-8888 2620 E. Lancaster Downtown Information 817-336-8791 2637 E. LancasterAve. Ft. Worth, 76103 Emergency (police, fire) 911 Ft. Worth, 76103 817-744-7765 Chamber of Commerce 817-336-2491 817-413-2332 Historic Stockyards 817-624-4741 The T Bus Service 817-215-8600 Trinity Railway Express 817-215-8600 Tarrant County Courthouse 817-884-1111

Hospitals

Columbia Plaza Med. Center 817-336-2100 Cook Children’s Med. Center 817-885-4000 Harris Continued Care Hospital 817-878-5500 Harris Methodist Hospital 817-882-2000 Harris Methodist Southwest 817-346-5000 Hugley Memorial Hospital 817-293-9110 John Peter Smith Hospital 817-921-3431 Tarrant County Hospital Dist. 817-927-1222 US Veterans Outpatient Clinic 817-335-2202 Vencor Hospital 817-332-4812

Club Reflection

22 Fort Worth Stockyards

GARDENS & PARKS FORT WORTH JAPANESE TRINITY TRAILS GARDEN Northside Drive and Samuels to BOTANICAL RESEARCH 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. Foster Park INSTITUTE OF TEXAS Fort Worth, 76107 817-871-PARK 509 Pecan St. 817-871-7686 TrinityTrails.org Fort Worth, 76102 FWBG.org Trinity Trails offers 32 miles of 817-332-4441 A 7.5-acre garden with paved trails accessible from BRIT.org waterfalls and pools filled practically anywhere from Northside This facility, housing nearly with koi surrounded by Drive and Samuels to Foster Park, 1 million plant specimens and a vast evergreen shrubs, trees, just north of I-20. The trail winds library on botany and horticulture, flowers and colorful foliage. through Heritage Park, Trinity Park is dedicated to conserving our and Overton Park. natural heritage by deepening our knowledge of the plant world. 1989 Colonial Parkway FORT WORTH NATURE CENTER Fort Worth, 76110 9601 Fossil Ridge Road FORT WORTH 817-759-7555 Fort Worth, 76135 BOTANIC GARDENS FortWorthZoo.com 817-237-1111 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. The nationally ranked zoo FWNatureCenter.org Fort Worth, 76107 features the 8-acre The 3,500-acre sanctuary offers 817-871-7686 featuring 25 miles of trails and a chance to FWBG.org exhibits focusing on the explore native wildlife and plants The Fort Worth Botanic Garden has various regions of the — including buffalo, white-tailed more than 2,500 native and exotic Lone Star State, plus the deer and Texas wildflowers. The species of plants covering 109 Museum of Living Art, Hardwicke Interpretive Center acres with more than 21 specialty Raptor Canyon, Asian Falls, includes nature programs, exhibits gardens, including the European- the World of Primates, and a library. designed Rose Garden and the Penguins and more. 10,000-square-foot Conservatory, housing tropical flowers and foliage from around the world.

23 MUSEUMS MODERN ART MUSEUM OF AMERICAN AIRLINES C.R. FORT WORTH SMITH MUSEUM AMON CARTER MUSEUM 3200 Darnell St. 4601 Texas Highway 360 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, 76107 Fort Worth, 76155 Fort Worth, 76107 817-738-9215, 866-824-5566 817-967-1560 817-738-1933 The Modern.org CRSmithMuseum.org CarterMuseum.org The Modern Art Museum of Fort This museum shows the This museum features exceptional Worth embodies the principles of fascinating world of works of major 19th and 20th classical Japanese architecture commercial aviation through century American artists, including while employing modern Western interactive exhibits, dioramas, legendary Western artists Frederic techniques. Designed by acclaimed a large-screen theater and a Remington and Charles M. Russell, Japanese architect Tadao Ando, restored DC-3. and other magnificent artists like it features 53,000 square feet of Georgia O’Keeffe and Stuart Davis. gallery space, a 1.5-acre pond, a STOCKYARDS MUSEUM It houses the second- largest cafe overlooking the water and a 131 E. Exchange Ave. collection of photography in the 250-seat auditorium. The Modern Fort Worth, 76106 country. showcases masterworks of modern 817-625-5082 and contemporary American and StockyardsMuseum.org European art from 1945 to the This museum tells the story 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. present. of the Fort Worth Stockyards Fort Worth, 76107 and the local meatpacking 817-332-8451 FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF industry, explaining how KimbellArt.org SCIENCE & HISTORY Fort Worth became known The Kimbell offers a world-class 1501 Montgomery St. as “Cowtown.” collection of art, including works Fort Worth, 76107 by El Greco, Cezanne, Rembrandt, 817-255-9300, 888-255-9300 SID RICHARDSON Picasso and Matisse. The museum FWMuseum.org COLLECTION OF also regularly hosts major traveling One of the largest science and WESTERN ART exhibitions. The Kimbell building is history museums in the Southwest, 309 Main St. widely regarded as one of the most offering nine permanent exhibits, Fort Worth, 76102 outstanding public art facilities including DinoDig, Kidspace and 817-332-6554 in the world and includes a new Hands-On Science, as well as the SidRMuseum.org pavilion designed by Renzo Piano. domed Omni Theater and the Noble Located downtown in Planetarium. Sundance Square, this collection features the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell.

TEXAS COWBOY HALL OF FAME 128 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, 76102 817-626-7131 TexasCowboyHallofFame.com Housed in the area’s original horse and mule barns, the museum features the Sterquell Wagon Collection, a collection of more than 60 wagons, carriages and sleighs that have been restored, and videos, trophies, saddles and photographs from Hall of Fame honorees. The John Justin Trail of Fame, named for the famous boot maker, showcases a variety of boots and special memorabilia from this legendary Western industry. Modern Art Museum

24 NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME 1720 Gendy St. Fort Worth, 76107 817-336-4475 Cowgirl.net The is the only museum in the world honoring women of the American West who have displayed extraordinary courage and pioneer spirit, it include 3,000 square feet of interactive exhibits, artifacts from the permanent collection, a traveling exhibit gallery, multi- purpose theater, expanded research library, wild-west-show-themed gift store and a grand rotunda where visitors can learn about the 158 women in the museum’s hall of Kimbell Art Museum fame. acclaimed multi-purpose CIRCLE THEATRE HISTORIC WALL facility and permanent 230 W. 4th St. AT INTERMODAL home of the Fort Worth Fort Worth, 76102 Symphony Orchestra, TRANSPORTATION CENTER 817-877-3040 the Texas Ballet Theater CircleTheatre.com 9th and Jones streets the Fort Worth Opera, Located in Sundance Square, Fort Worth, 76102 the Cliburn Concerts, Circle Theatre offers Located in the Intermodal the Van Cliburn International contemporary plays rarely seen Transportation Center, the Piano Competition and some in Fort Worth. The theater space Historic Wall celebrates the presentations by Casa Mañana. seats 125 and celebrates Texas’ African-American mercantile and unique culture, often producing warehouse district that thrived in works by Texas playwrights. the eastern edge of downtown in BILLY BOB’S TEXAS 2520 Rodeo Plaza early Fort Worth. The artwork is Fort Worth, 76102 composed of carved and stained 817-624-7117 brick panels, and includes a CLIBURN CONCERTS BillyBobsTexas.com narrative about the vibrant African- 2525 Ridgmar Blvd., Ste. 307 The world’s largest honky-tonk American commercial district. Fort Worth, 76116 comprises 7 acres and includes 817-738-6536 its own indoor rodeo arena, NATIONAL COWBOYS Cliburn.org two dance floors, 25 bars, OF COLOR MUSEUM This concert series has for decades restaurants, arcade games, brought some of the world’s 3400 Mount Vernon Ave. a Wall of Fame with celebrity greatest classical performers to Fort Worth, 76102 handprints and a general store, Fort Worth, from legendary names 817-534-8801 plus live musical entertainment to dazzling newcomers, and from CowboysofColor.org every night and free dance instrumental concerts to vocal This museum highlights the role of lessons on Thursday nights. performances. Events are held at African-Americans in the American Bass Hall. West, telling their stories through artwork, photos and other historical CASA MAÑANA 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. items. COWTOWN COLISEUM Fort Worth, 76107 121 E. Exchange Ave. 817-332-2272 Fort Worth, 76102 SIGHTS & SOUNDS CasaManana.org 817-625-1025 Housed in a geodesic dome, CowtownColiseum.com this famous theater-in-the-round Built in 1908, the Cowtown 525 Commerce St. offers Broadway musicals, Coliseum was the site of the world’s Fort Worth, 76102 national touring shows, first indoor rodeo. It hosts events 817-212-4200 concerts and comedies. throughout the year, including the BassHall.com Stockyards Championship Rodeo. The crown jewel of Downtown Fort Performances every Friday and Worth, the Nancy Lee and Perry Saturday. R. Bass Performance Hall is an

25 FORT WORTH HERD HIP POCKET THEATRE 131 E. Exchange Ave. 1950 Silver Creek Road Fort Worth, 76102 Fort Worth 76108 817-336-HERD 817-246-9775 FortWorthHerd.com. HipPocket.org The world’s only daily cattle drive This theater troupe has been held on Exchange Avenue, through entertaining audiences since 1977 the Stockyards, at 11:30 a.m. and now performs at Silver Creek and 4 p.m., except major holidays, Amphitheatre outdoor space. weather permitting. JUBILEE THEATRE FORT WORTH OPERA 506 Main St. 3505 W. Lancaster Ave. Fort Worth, 76102 Fort Worth 76102 817-338-4411 817-731-0833 JubileeTheatre.org FWOpera.org Jubilee Theatre preents plays and Texas Longhorn Fort Worth Opera, the oldest musicals reflecting African-American opera company in Texas, culture in an intimate 100-seat STOCKYARDS STATION stages a festival format series space in downtown Fort Worth. 140 E. Exchange Ave. of three or four operas every Fort Worth, 76102 spring at Bass Performance Hall. LOG CABIN VILLAGE 817-625-9715 Since its beginning in 1946, the 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane StockyardsStation.com Fort Worth Opera has helped Fort Worth, 76109 A western-style family destination to launch the careers of great 817-926-5881 with galleries, restaurants, gift performers such as John Alexander, LogCabinVillage.org shops, western clothing stores and Luigi Alva, Martina Arroyo, A collection of authentic Texas log more. You can also take a Cowboy Enrico de Giuseppe, cabins hosting live demonstrations Walking Tour, including a trip to the Placido Domingo, Giorgio Tozzi depicting the activities of the early Livestock Exchange Building and a and Beverly Sills. pioneers in Fort Worth. The six behind-the-scenes look at Billy Bob’s cabins were built in the 1850s and Texas. FORT WORTH THEATRE contain original furnishings. 4401 Trail Lake Drive TARANTULA EXCURSION TRAIN Fort Worth, 76109 SUNDANCE SQUARE 140 E. Exchange Ave. 817-921-5300 201 Main St., Ste. 700 Fort Worth, 76106 The oldest community Fort Worth, 76102 817-625-RAIL or 817-624-4741 theater in North Texas, 817-255-5700 GrapevineVintageRailroad.com Fort Worth Theatre offers a SundanceSquare.com. This vintage 1896 train offers daily broad range of theatrical This newly-remodeled 20-block excursions between Grapevine and productions at Orchestra Hall. district offers movies, nightclubs, the Stockyards National Historic The theater also produces the restaurants, stores, museums, live District. The Grapevine Vintage Hispanic “Labor of Love” series. theaters and more amidst beautiful Railroad’s nickname is the Tarantula landscaping, red-brick streets, Train, because an early map of the FORT WORTH SYMPHONY historic early-20th-century buildings tracks resembled a large spider. ORCHESTRA and a central plaza featuring a large TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY 330 E. 4th St., Ste. 200 fountain and expansive outdoor 3545 Lone Star Circle Fort Worth 76102 seating and dining space. Fort Worth, 76117 817-665-6000 817-215-8500 FortWorthSymphony.com ROSE MARINE THEATER TexasMotorSpeedway.com The Fort Worth Symphony, 1440 N. Main St. Texas Motor Speedway is the more than 75 years old, Ft. Worth, 76106 second-largest sports and offers two concert series 817-624-8333 entertainment facility in the nation, at the Bass Performance Hall: RoseMarineTheater.com with a capacity of more than the Symphonic Series and The Rose Marine Theater opened 150,000. The top names in the the Pops Series, with a as a movie house in the 1920s but racing world compete at the Texas variety of nationally renowned has undergone a full restoration Motor Speedway, where dual- musical artists, plus the and is now home to the Latin bank turns allow for both NASCAR “Concerts in the Garden” Arts Association, showcasing live and Indy car racing. Texas Motor at the Fort Worth Botanic theater, dance, music and other Speedway is the only speedway to Garden each summer. performing arts. host all major forms of American automobile racing.

26 out in the GAYBORHOODS Lots of big cities have a gayborhood, offering LGBT residents and visitors a place where they know they can go to eat, drink, shop and play in a fun and gay-positive environment. There’s The Castro in San Francisco and Chelsea in New York; in Miami and Montrose in Houston.

Here in Dallas, we have TWO gayborhoods, and one of the oldest — The Strip on Cedar Springs/Oak Lawn — was voted Best Gayborhood in the U.S. in Out Traveler’s 2014 survey. And the Oak Lawn gayborhood continues to grow, spreading south to the Uptown area and west into the Dallas Design District, while Bishop Arts District/Oak Cliff becomes ever more vibrant and inclusive.

THE STRIP ON CEDAR SPRINGS / OAK LAWN

University Park and Uptown, Oak Lawn Avenue has become prime real estate and one of the most desirable addresses in town. You can find all the trendiest places to see and be seen, to shop and to live, including everything from markets such as EatZi’s to fancy restaurants like Al Biernat’s and comfortable hangouts like Lucky’s. The mixed-use development ilume opened in 2009 and quickly became a social lightning rod, with residential space, Dish restaurant and the ilume Gallerie, and the sister development, ilume Park, a dog- friendly residence.

Oak Lawn runs perpendicular to three other busy drags: “The Crossroads” is one nickname for the intersection of Lemmon Avenue, Cedar Springs Road and Maple Cedar Springs Road and Throckmorton Street, there at Avenue, all of which claim their share of nightclubs and the heart of Dallas’ oldest and largest gayborhood. It’s gay-owned and -managed businesses. Caven Enterprises also called “Oak Lawn,” “Cedar Springs” and “The Strip.” owns four clubs along the Strip (JR.’s Bar & Grill, Sue But regardless what you call it, everyone knows this is Ellen’s, TMC: The Mining Company and Station 4), and the place to go if you’re looking for the LGBT community. Kroger’s grocery store is as much a pick-up joint and meeting place as a market. The Crossroads is the Oak Lawn was once a dodgy neighborhood sandwiched point from which all things queer emanate in Dallas, between Downtown Dallas and Park Cities. But the from the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade winding its in 1970s, the LGBT community began moving in, route through the streets in September to the biggest gentrifying the neighborhood and creating a gay mecca. Halloween street party in the city. And all year long, it’s These days, thanks to its proximity to Highland Park, where gay Dallas calls home.

BISHOP ARTS DISTRICT / OAK CLIFF Once one of the city’s toniest residential areas, Oak Cliff — southwest of Downtown Dallas — had come to be seen as an area of high crime and poverty. But once again, the LGBT community stepped in and led the way in restoring Oak Cliff to its former glory, and the area has, over recent years, seen a resurgence in appeal — and an increase in rents. And still it remains one of the most affordable — and the most interesting — areas of town.

The growth has been largely concentrated around the Bishop Arts District, an up-and-coming neighborhood surrounded by Davis and Bishop avenues. Chief among the draws for this historically funky, artsy center are the Roadhouse, designed by famed gay style guru restaurants and boutiques, many gay-owned. Todd Fiscus. The list is nearly endless, as new shops From Hattie’s to Veracruz restaurant, there’s also create more and more reasons for the gay community the acclaimed Lucia restaurant, the Oak Cliff branch of of Dallas to head south of the Trinity and call this the gay-popular hamburger joint Hunky’s and Tillman’s place home.

27 dfw’s don’t miss DESTINATIONS Every city has at least one “Don’t Miss” destination — that place that embodies the spirit of the city and is a must-see, for residents and visitors alike. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has dozens of them. Here are just a few.

Klyde Warren Park

FAIR PARK & FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS Fort Worth has long been known as Dallas has had a thriving fine Dallas’ Fair Park, located just the place “Where the West begins.” arts community for more than a southeast of Downtown, is home Nowhere is that more obvious than century. The Arts District, strung to the annual Texas State Fair, in the Fort Worth Stockyards, the out along Flora Street on the which runs from late September head of the legendary Chisholm Trail edge of Downtown, features the into October each year and is the and later, the city’s meatpacking world-reknowned Winspear Opera largest state fair in the country. Fair district and livestock exchange. House, the Wyly Theatre and the Park, open year round, is linked by Today, the past and present collide Morton H. Meyerson Symphony location to the earliest state fair in the Stockyards. Twice-daily Center. Add in the museums — grounds, dating back to 1886. But cattle drives featuring mounted The Nasher Sculpture Center, most of the existing buildings were cowhands herding the Dallas Museum of Art and constructed in the Art Deco style through the streets, the Stockyards the Trammell and Margaret Crow specifically for the 1936 Exposition, Museum, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Collection of Asian Art, and Dallas which celebrated the 100th Fame and the Grapevine Vintage has the largest contiguous urban anniversary of the Texas Republic. Railroad keep history alive. The arts district in the country. Across Today, Fair Park is the only intact world-famous honky-tonk Billy Woodall Rogers Freeway, the Perot and unaltered pre-1950s world fair Bob’s Texas and the Stockyards Museum of Nature and Science site remaining in the U.S. The 227- Championship Rodeo maintain the adds another dimension to the acre park, designated as a National cowboy flavor, and the Stockyards cultural offerings. Historic Landmark in 1986, hosts Station offers up plenty of shopping Along Flora Street in Dallas. more than 7 million visitors each and top-notch restaurants. And over Woodall Rogers, Klyde year for the fair, various sporting North of Downtown Fort Worth, Warren Park offers a whole new events such as the Cotton Bowl on Exchange Avenue at North angle on the idea of culture. Classic football game, and cultural Main Street. TheDallasArtsDistrict.org. and entertainment events. FortWorthStockyards.org Southeast of Downtown Dallas, just off Interstate 30 FairPark.org.

28 JFK TRIBUTE IN FORT WORTH When you mention JFK and Texas, everyone immediately thinks of Dealey Plaza and the School Book Depository in Dallas. But fewer people realize that before he went to Dallas that fateful November day, President Kennedy spent the previous night at the Hotel Texas in downtown Fort Worth, and on the morning of Nov. 22, met with a crowd of well-wishers outside the hotel before speaking at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Today, the city of Fort Worth honors Kennedy and his legacy with the JFK Tribute, featuring sculpture of President Kennedy, images that capture moments in time and inscriptions describing his stay in Fort Worth. General Worth Square, at the intersection of Main and 8th streets. JFKTribute.com

SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS/ HURRICANE HARBOR Located near the geographic heart of the DFW Metroplex, Six Flags Over Texas has been providing family fun for all kinds of families for more than 50 years. The 212-acre park, the first of the Six Flag Theme Parks, offers rides for all ages — including the tallest and fastest roller coaster in The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Texas in The Titan, and the Texas Giant wooden roller coaster, FORT WORTH SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM shopping, Broadway-style musical CULTURAL DISTRICT For decades, Dallas battled against revues and concerts by big-name Fort Worth’s about a lot more than being known as the city where entertainers. Although most just longhorns and cowboy. There’s President John F. Kennedy was people think of Six Flags as plenty of culture in Cowtown, too. assassinated. Then civic leaders just a summertime destination, The Kimball Art Museum features decided that instead of backing the park is also open the month a collection ranging from antiquity away from history, they should of October for Frightfest, and from to contemporary. The Modern explore it. Thus was born the Sixth the end of November through Art Museum building is almost as Floor Museum. Situated in the old December for Holiday in the Park. dazzling as the exhibitions it houses, School Book Depository — the Just across the interstate sits and the Amon Carter Museum is building from which Lee Harvey Six Flags’ sister park, Six Flags home to a substantial photographic Oswald shot the president — the Hurricane Harbor water park. collection. Nearby is the Fort Worth Sixth Floor Museum chronicles Wiith 50 acres of rides Museum of Science and History, the assassination and the legacy and slides and a 1-million-gallon and the city’s Wild West heritage is of John F. Kennedy and presents wave pool, Hurricane Harbor represented by the National Cowgirl contemporary culture within the is the largest water park Museum. context of presidential history. in North Texas. West of Downtown, near the 411 Elm St. in Dallas Interstate 30 at Highway 360 intersection of Camp Bowie and JFK.org in Arlington Lancaster Avenue SixFlags.com FWCulture.com

29 DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM CONTINENTAL AVENUE TRINITY GROVES Situated in an old warehouse BRIDGE & WEST Trinity Groves is a 15-acre site at in Dallas’ West End, Dallas DALLAS GATEWAY the western end of the Margaret World Aquarium is a for-profit Up until the opening of the Hunt Hill Bridge and the Continental aquarium and zoo intended to aid Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Bridge offering restaurants, retail conservation and education by designed by Santiago Calatrava, shops, arts and entertainment, housing many animals that are the Continental Avenue Bridge was including the innovative Trinity threatened or endangered as part the link between most of Dallas and Groves Project, Restaurant Concept of a cooperative breeding program the Dallas west of the Trinity River. Incubator program that encourages with other zoos around the world. Once the new Calatrava bridge was chefs and restaurateurs to create The upper level of the aquarium built, the Continental Avenue Bridge and present unique restaurant is an artificial reproduction of the was closed and redesigned into a concepts to a team of experienced Orinoco Rainforest, aviary with birds concrete park spanning the river, restaurateurs who will then support such as scarlet ibis and toucans thanks to a private partnership them to bring their ideas to reality. flying freely and the only public between the city of Dallas and On Singleton Ave. in Dallas, display of three-toed sloths in the The Trinity Trust. The bridge offers just west of the Trinity River U.S., plus electric eels, caecilians, active and passive play spaces, TrinityGroves.com tamarins, poison dart frogs, programmed activities and an up- Orinoco crocodiles, and vampire close view of the river, WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK bats. The lower level houses aquaria Trinity Floodway and the White Rock Lake Park is an featuring fish, sea anemones, coral, Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Audubon Society-designated bird jellyfish, and other sea animals from 109 Continental Ave. in Dallas watching area and wetlands site around the world. DallasContinentalBridge.com with numerous scenic picnic areas, 1801 N. Griffin St. in Dallas two boat ramps, fishing piers where DWAZoo.com anglers can catch catfish, sunfish and bass, and event facilities —Winfrey Point and Big Thicket — available for rent. The park is also home to numerous special events including the March of Dimes Walk for American, White Rock Marathon and White Rock Lake Trash Bash. White Rock Lake Park is on the city’s near east side. WhiteRockLake.org

GREAT TRINITY FOREST Great Trinity Forest, with possibly the largest urban bottomland hardwood forest in America, is part of the Trinity River Corridor Project’s environmental and recreational charter. The forest extends from the Santa Fe Trestle Trail near Corinth Street and Riverfront Boulevard, within view of downtown Dallas, to just past I-20, an 11-mile stretch of land that basically follows the Trinity River. Owned almost exclusively by the city of Dallas, the Great Trinity Forest is home to groves of urban bottomland hardwoods, and at 6,000 acres the Trinity Forest far overshadows New York’s 840-acre Central Park. Future plans include equestrian facilities and whitewater, nature trails and multipurpose trails for hiking, boating and more. State Fair of Texas TrinityRiverCorridor.com

30 Perot Museum of Nature and Science

RIVER LEGACY PARK DINOSAUR VALLEY River Legacy Park, running along STATE PARK the Trinity River on the north side The 1,587-acre Dinosaur Valley of Arlington, began in 1988 as State Park opened in 1972 a partnership between the city with one main mission: of Arlington and River Legacy to preserve valuable dinosaur Foundation to preserve and track sites located along the enhance the parkland along the Paluxy River and thus allow Trinity River as an educational, people to learn from and enjoy recreational and natural resource. them. The park, with a variety The park opened in 1990 with just campsites available, features 376 acres but now encompasses at 70-foot model of an 1,300 acres of paved and unpaved Apatosaurus and a 45-foot trails for hiking and biking, a model of a tyrannosaurus rex, nature center with interactive both of which were displayed exhibits, aquariums, terrariums, at the 1964-65 New York World’s environmental educational Fair. The Atlantic Richfield Company programs and a gift shop. donated them to the park RiverLegacy.org in 1970. Tracks from the park are on display at the FOSSIL RIM WILDLIFE CENTER American Museum of Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is an Natural History in New York 1,800-acre conservation, research and at the Texas Memorial and education center located Museum in Austin. The park southwest of DFW near the small offers plenty of room for camping, town of Glen Rose. The park picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, gives visitors an up-close look at a swimming, fishing, horseback number of endangered species and riding and more. There is also up to 1,000 exotic animals through an interpretive center open self-guided tours and tours guided to the public. by docents. The center also offers TDWD.Texas.Gov/State-Parks/ lodging for guests who want to Dinosaur-Valley make the most of their visit. FossilRim.org Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

31 the best places to go... DINING OUT

… Grab a brew and people-watch: Cedar Springs Tap House. The gayborhood hangout has the feel of a cozy but buzzy dive, but with a good selection of beers, some nice meal-deals and a patio overlooking The Strip, making it a convenient way to relax and be part of the scene. 4123 Cedar Springs Road. CedarSpringsTapHouse.com

… Enjoy barbecue in its purest form: Lockhart Smokehouse BBQ. So many folks think good barbecue is about the sauce, but the best is just the most flavorful smoked meats that don’t even need a sauce. That’s the experience at this Bishop Arts destination. 400 W. Davis St. LockhartSmokehouse.com

… Have a quick burger among family: Hunky’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers. Long a Cedar Springs institution, this gay-run burger joint also has a branch in Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District, and serves traditional burgers with a hint of flamboyance. 3940 Cedar Springs Road. Hunkys.com

… Have your choice of three-dozen Hunky’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers restaurants in two blocks: Lower Greenville Avenue. … Admire a good wiener: … Drink a killer margarita: The east-of-Downtown strip Luscher’s Red Hots. Komali. has had its ups and downs The Deep Ellum sausage factory Leann Berry, one of Dallas’ over the decade, but ever since makes Chicago-style dogs with a top mixologists, designed Trader Joe’s moved into the Texas attitude. the drinks at this Uptown neighborhood it’s been a series 2653 Commerce St. hot spot, owned by chef of ups, with dozens of new Luschers.com Abraham Salum. restaurants, bars and Her habanero margarita businesses adding diversity … Commune with spirits: is tops … though not for the and a panoply of great foodie Urban Taco. faint of palate. concepts. Its agave spirits program gives the 4142 Cole Ave., Greenville Avenue Uptown, upscale taqueria a claim to Ste. 106. between Ross and being our favorite tequilaria as well. KomaliRestaurant.com Belmont avenues. 3411 McKinney Ave. Dinedsrg.com

32 … Watch a drag show over eggs … Drink cheap beer. … Thai one on: Benedict: The Hidden Door. ThaiRiffic. Dish. The Sunday afternoon beer bust — This unassuming restaurant delivers We’ve long been fans of this with drafts just 50 cents — gets excellent Thai food on a scale from modern American restaurant in the you in the door; the camaraderie “mild” to “fill out your last will and ’hood, but when they instituted the of the bearish clientele keeps you testament.” monthly Drag Brunch (last Sunday coming back. 4000 Cedar Springs Road, of every month), it made dealing 5025 Bowser Ave. Ste. E. with a hangover seem almost like HiddenDoor-Dallas.com ThaiDallas.com. your Saturday night hadn’t even ended. … Figure out what will be hot next … Have a slice: 4123 Cedar Springs Road. year: Cane Rosso. Dish-Dallas.com Trinity Groves. This Deep Ellum spot, with a sister This still-newish West Dallas version in Fort Worth, offers great … Veg out: development that serves hand-crafted pizzas. Cosmic Cafe. as a lab for restaurant 2612 Commerce St., Dallas. An Oak Lawn institution, this concepts continues to expand 815 W. Magnolia Ave., vegetarian restaurant exudes and experiment with new Fort Worth. funky coolness, with its ornate concepts, and enliven the IlCaneRosso.com décor, upstairs yoga studio, self- West Dallas scene overall. serve chai tea station and delicious 425 Bedford St. animal-friendly recipes, the prices TrinityGroves.com of which are all multiples of nine (a mystic number). 2912 Oak Lawn Ave. CosmicCafeDallas.com

Urban Taco

33 … Watch the game with a fine craft beer: PhD. Cliff-dwellers have already discovered this gay-owned sports bar, a neighborhood sports bar serving comfort food and a good selection of locally-brewed beers in a welcoming, inclusive environment. 1300 W. Davis St. PHDallas.com

… Get an authentic taco: El Tizoncito. Our favorite taqueria is this Lemmon Avenue stop, with a full bar and friendly décor in addition to some of the best Mexico City-style tacos in town. 5150 Lemmon Ave. ElTizoncitoUS.com

… Have a foodgasm in Uptown: Whole Foods Market. The new McKinney Avenue location of the organic and natural grocery chain has underground parking, a large pet-food section and everything from fine wines to made-to-order prepared meals and a craft beer wall … all in the center of Uptown activity. 2510 McKinney Ave.

… Enjoy a fantastic meal while doing something good for the community: Café Momentum. Although it started as a pop-up restaurant, in late 2013 it set Thairrific up permanent home Downtown, Across the Trinity: serving delicious meals. But the … Eat an enchilada: Fort Worth recommendations concept also includes teaching Reata. disadvantaged youth the trade of Sorry, but the enchiladas at the the food service biz, from cooking to … Grab a bite after the theater: Sundance Square space are better hosting to bussing tables. Grace. than you’ve had anywhere — even if 1510 Pacific Ave. Possibly Fort Worth’s fanciest your Mexican mama made them for CafeMomentum.org (but still approachable) Downtown you in the crib. Yum. eatery is this star, from chef Blaine 310 Houston St., … Eat lunch on wheels: Staniford. Located just down Fort Worth. Reata.net Dallas Arts District. the street from the lovely Bass The food truck movement finally Performance Hall. … Have authentic Texas cuisine: took hold in Dallas, and while 777 Main St., Fort Worth. Lonesome Dove Western Bistro. the advantage of the trucks is GraceFortWorth.com Chef Tim Love’s urban take on their mobility, there’s usually a classic Southwestern dishes has concentration of assorted truck made him a star in the kitchen and outside the buildings in the Arts this signature restaurant will let you District during the weekday lunch know why. rush. 2406 N. Main St., Flora Street between Fort Worth. Routh and Pearl streets. LonesomeDoveBistro.com

34 35 lgbt friendly ACCOMMODATIONS In recent years, the city of Dallas has grown to understand even more the value of LGBT tourism, and the city’s hospitality industry is sophisticated and welcoming. And while most major hotel chains — as well as many smaller chains and boutique hotels and B&Bs — are familiar with and helpful to their LGBT clientele, there are some accommodations that stand out as being especially welcoming to LGBT travelers.

HILTON ANATOLE This luxurious hotel is set on 45 acres of land near the heart of Dallas, with rooms and suites offering custom-designed beds, flat-screen TVs and WiFi (for a fee). Executive rooms provide access to the Executive Lounge’s free Daisy Polk Inn breakfast and evening appetizers. The Hilton Anatole also offers DAISY POLK INN restaurant serving classic American multiple dining options, including an Dallas’ only gay bed-and-breakfast, dishes that is open for breakfast, upscale steakhouse and a cocktail the Daisy Polk Inn is a delightful lunch and dinner, plus a classy piano bar, plus an outdoor pool, jogging arts and crafts manse just a bar offering live entertainment. trails, tennis courts, a spa, fitness block off the Cedar Springs Strip. Other amenities include an exercise center (for a fee), a business center Six beautifully appointed rooms, room and free transportation for and more than 349,000 square coddle you in luxury and local trips. There are also five feet of meeting space. The hotel old-school charm. Steeped in history meeting rooms and a ballroom. As also has a 1,000-piece fine art and eclectic décor, it — along with befits its place as the grande dame collection. the more private Dickason Cottage of the gayborhood, the Melrose 2201 N. Stemmons Freeway. in back — offers comfort and over the years has embraced the 214-748-1200 convenience. LGBT community, hosting many HiltonAnatole.com 2917 Reagan St. community events. 214-522-4692 3015 Oak Lawn Ave. CROWNE PLAZA DaisyPolkInn.com 214-521-5151 DALLAS MARKET CENTER WarwickMelroseDallas.com This up-market hotel and WARWICK MELROSE DALLAS conference center, situated just Sitting smack in the middle of W DALLAS — VICTORY north of downtown Dallas, offers the Dallas gayborhood — at Part of the Starwood Hotels brand, classic rooms with free Wi-Fi, the corner of Oak Lawn Avenue the W in Victory Park features flat-screen TVs and work desks, and Cedar Springs Road — the its dramatic Ghostbar (and the and upgraded rooms in pull-out 1924 red brick Melrose is also Ghostdeck with see-through floor). couches. Amenities include a casual conveniently close to others of the The hotel exudes a funkiness grill restaurant and a clubby bar, city’s must-see attractions. The common to the chain, with an indoor pool, a fitness center, elegant rooms feature flat-screen amenities like Cook Hall restaurant, a business center and 12,000 TVs, coffeemakers and WiFi (for a which serves gastropub cuisine. square feet of event space. Parking surcharge), while upgraded suites Shortly after the U.S. Supreme is free. Crowne Plaza is a long-time offer separate living and dining Court’s landmark marriage equality host hotel for Dallas Bears’ Texas rooms with crystal chandeliers. The ruling in June 2015, the W Dallas Bear Round Up. Presidential Suite includes a full-size hosted the wedding of a gay couple 7050 Stemmons Freeway. kitchen. The hotel also includes a that featured guest DJ Lady Bunny, 214-630-8500

36 in from New York, a surprise ballroom accommodates up to HOTEL ZAZA performance by Jennifer Husdon — 5,000 guests). Following a $90 Located in the heart of Uptown, the and the Starwood Hotels brand paid million renovation in 2009, the Zaza is a perpetually busy boutique for the whole shindig as part of its hotel offers 1,840 guest rooms hotel with a large gay following. The efforts to support marriage equality. and 70 meeting spaces. Near both saucily-decorated rooms are tucked 2440 Victory Park Lane the Dallas Convention Center and away on a side street within a few 214-397-4100 the Downtown Arts District, the paces of the hubbub of Uptown WHotels.com/Dallas Sheraton is centrally located in the nightlife, but its own Dragonfly heart of Dallas’ Central Business restaurant (and popular Urban District, and abuts a DART rail line. Oasis pool bar) give you plenty of Looming 42 stories over the Dallas The Kitchen Table restaurant serves things to do without leaving the skyline, the high-rise Sheraton is a American style cuisine. grounds. On select weekends, the massive hotel that has long been a 400 N. Olive St. Sunday School brunch is a dance friend to the gay community, hosting 214-922-8000 party/meal that attracts a mixed such events as the annual Miss Gay SheratonDallasHotel.com gay-straight crowd. USofA drag pageant and the Black 2332 Leonard St. Tie Dinner (Dallas’ dinner is the 214-468-8399 largest nationwide; the Sheraton’s HotelZaza.com

Warwick Melrose Hotel

37 art company SEASONS

The original Broadway cast of Beautiful:The Carole King Musical. (c) Joan Marcus

Opera, Music and Dance ATTPAC Reve March 18-19 at Dallas City ATTPAC.org Performance Hall; Cie Herve Koubi, THE DALLAS OPERA Music and comedy shows are also March 25-26 at the Performance DallasOpera.org part of the ATTPAC lineup, including Hall; Kidd Pivot April 21-22 at the The final two operas in Dallas in the coming months, George Performance Hall and Complexions Opera’s 2015-16 season are Thorogood and the Destroyers, Contemporary Dance, May 21 at Manon, March 3-12, and March 1 at the Majestic Theatre; the Winspear. Show Boat, April 15-May 1. Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, April 2 All performances are at the at the Majestic; Bonnie Raitt, April THEATER Winspear Opera House. 26 at the Winspear Opera House; and Itzhak Perlman and Emanual ATTPAC FORT WORTH OPERA Ax, May 19 at the Winspear. ATTPAC.org FWOpera.org The touring productions at the The Fort Worth Opera’s 2016 TEXAS BALLET THEATER Winspear continues its 2015-16 festival includes the world premier TexasBalletTheater.org series with Love Letters, featuring of JFK with three performances, Fort Worth-based TBT presents Ali McGraw and Ryan O’Neal, on April 23, May 1 and May 7; the Classic Combination with Etudes, March 22-April 3; Cabaret from classic Barber of Seville with three The Concert and Allegro Brillante, May 25-June 5, Beautiful: The performances, on April 30, May 6 Feb. 26-28 at Bass Hall in Fort Carol King Musical, June 7-19; and and May 8; and a two-for-one deal Worth; Cinderella, March 11-13 at Disney’s Beauty and the Beast with the regional premiere of one- the Eisemann Center in Richardson June 22-26. The Off-Broadway acts Buried Alive and Embedded and March 25-27 at Bass Hall on Flora series, which brings with six performances, on April 24, in Fort Worth; and the world smaller, quirky shows to the City April 26, April 29, April 30, May premiere of First Looks: Minus 16 Performance Hall, Hamon Hall in 3 and May 7. It concludes with the and Voluntaries, May 6-8 at Dallas the Winspear or Potter Rose Hall Frontiers Showcase May 4-5, which City Performance Hall and in the Wyly, includes The Ghost allows patrons to experience new May 27-29 at Bass Hall. Quartet in April at The Wyly and and innovate work at the beginning The Intergalactic Nemesis in stages of an opera’s creation. TITAS May at the City Performance Hall. JFK and Barber of Seville will be ATTPAC.org The on-going project of The staged at Bass Performance Hall; To continue its 2015-16 season, Complete Works of William the two one-acts will be staged TITAS presents Body Traffic Shakespeare, with monthly staged at W.E. Scott Theatre, and the Jan. 22 at the Winspear Opera readings, continues with Frontiers Showcase will be held at House; Cloud Gate Dance The Twelfth Night Jan. 17-18 and the Kimball Art Museum’s Kahn Theatre of Taiwan, Feb. 5 at the King John Feb. 29, both in Hamon Auditorium. Winspear; BalletBoyz, Feb. 13 Hall. at the Winspear; Mr. & Mme.

38 DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 3 DallasSummerMusicals.org FORT WORTH Theatre3Dallas.com DSM’s 2015-16 season continues BassHall.com The uptown company’s 2015-16 with The Bridges of Madison County Performing Arts Fort Worth kicks season continues with Oil, Jan. 21- Feb. 2-14; Disney’s The Little off 2016 with Motown The Musical, Feb. 14; Light Up the Sky, March Mermaid, March 11-29; Curtain Jan. 13-17, followed by Wild Kratts 10-April 3; and Memphis, April 28- Call: Circque du Musical, April 16; Live on Jan. 18; Elvis Lives on May 2. All shows are at Theatre 3. Wicked April 20-May 22; Ragtime Jan. 26; Shaping Sand on The Musical, May 24-June 4; Jan. 27; The Austin Lounge UPTOWN PLAYERS Bullets Over Broadway, June 14-26 Lizards performing Jan. 25; UptownPlayers.org and 42nd Street June 28-July 10. Salzbpourg Marionette Theatre’s The 2016 season begins with a All shows are at Fair Park Alice in Wonderland Feb. 27; musical about Judy Garland’s “come- Music Hall. Blue Man Group Feb. 19-21; back concerts,” End of the Rainbow, Comedienne Jeanne Robertson April 1-17, followed by Mothers and DALLAS THEATER CENTER on March 20; Disney’s Sons, June 3-19; It’s Only a Play, DallasTheaterCenter.org The Little Mermaid March 29- July 15-31 and The Toxic Avenger, Dallas’ premiere theater continues April 3; The Wonder Bread Years Aug. 26-Sept. 11. All these shows its season with Clarkston, through April 27-May 11; UNT’s One O’Clock are at the Kalita Humphreys Jan. 31 at the Wyly Theatre, Lab Band on May 2; Mama Mia! Theatre. The season includes two followed by Romeo & Juliet, Jan. May 20-22; The Wizard of Oz “bonus shows,” as well: 27-Feb. 28 at the Kalita Humphreys June 7-12; 42nd Street July 12-17; Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Theatre; All the Way, about The Sound of Music Aug. 17-21; Jan. 15-17 at the City Performance President Lyndon Johnson, Sister’s Back to School Catechism Hall, and Broadway Our Way, March 3-27 at the Wyly; Deferred Oct. 5-9 and The Phantom of the May 5-8 at the Kalita. Action, about Dreamer immigrant Opera Oct. 20-30. Jaivier Mejia, April 20-May 14 at Performances are at WATERTOWER THEATRE the Wyly; and Dreamgirls, Bass Hall. WaterTowerTheatre.org June 10-July 24, also at the Wyly. WaterTower Theatre’s 2015-16 STAGE WEST season continues with Lord of KITCHEN DOG THEATER StageWest.org the Flies, Jan. 22-Feb. 14, and is KitcheDogTheater.org Fort Worth’s pre-eminent followed by the 15th Annual Kitchen Dog Theater’s 2015-16 company’s lineup for 2016 Out of the Loop Fringe Festival, season continue with I’m Gonna includes Sexy Laundry through Feb. 25-March 6; The Big Meal, Pray For You So Hard, Feb.12 Jan. 31; The Nether, March April 15-May 8; Outside Mullingar, - March 12 and , in rep. as 10-April 10; Buyer & Cellar, June 3-26; and One Man, Two mainstage productions, Blackberry March 17-April 10; Wait Until Dark, Guvnors, Aug. 5-28. Winter, May 25-June 25, and The May 26-June 26; Booty Candy, Thrush and the Woodpecker, May Aug. 11-Sept. 11; and An Iliad, Also check out seasons for more 27-June 25. Aug. 25-Sept. 18. All shows area theater companies: are at either Stage West ContemporaryTheatreOfDallas.com, LYRIC STAGE Theatre or The Studio CircleTheatre.com, LyricStage.org at Stage West. TheatreArlington.org, Lyric Stage continues its 2015- WingSpanTheatre.com, Undermain. 16 season with The New Moon org and JubileeTheatre.org. In Concert Jan. 21-24; A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Feb. 12-26 and Anything Goes June 17-26. All performances are at the Irving Arts Center.

MBS PRODUCTIONS MBSProductions.net The gay-themed troupe continues its 2015-16 season with Slave Letters, Jan. 6-Feb. 14; Dante: Paradiso, March 17-April 9; Kiss the Boys, May 19-June 11; and Querolus, or Missed Fortune, July 11-Aug.7. All shows are at the Addison Conference and Theatre Center. The Kalita Humphreys Theater

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THEATER & OPERA

UPTOWN PLAYERS Performs at Kalita Humphreys Theater 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. and Dallas City Performance Hall 2520 Flora St. 214-219-2718 UptownPlayers.com Since its founding in 2001, Uptown Players has become one of the most respected companies in the entire North Texas theater community, winning numerous awards from critics and peers for its edgy, gay-themed productions. From ambitious musicals to intense dramas to campy comedies to original adaptations, Uptown Players has taken queer sensibilities to mainstream audiences with astonishing success.

DALLAS THEATER CENTER Wyly Theatre 2400 Flora St. 214-522-8499 DallasTheaterCenter.org The Metroplex’s most established regional theater moved in 2009 from the Kalita Humphreys Theatre in Oak Lawn to the Downtown Arts District and its new home at the Wyly Theatre. But that doesn’t mean it will lose touch with its queer roots, thanks to gay artistic director, Kevin Moriarty.

DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS 909 First Ave. 972-691-7200 DallasSummerMusicals.com A Dallas institution since the 1940s, the Dallas Summer Musicals specializes in importing touring productions of hit Broadway shows.

The Wyly Theater

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THEATRE 3 CONTEMPORARY DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER 2800 Routh St. THEATRE OF DALLAS Rosewood Center for Family Arts 214-871-3300 Greenville Center for the Arts 5938 Skillman St. Theatre3Dallas.com 5601 Sears St. 214-740-0051 Since the 1960s, Theatre 3 214-828-0094 DCT.org has been one of the area’s most ContemporaryTheatreofDallas.com One of the most acclaimed enduring showcases for theater, Located in a renovated church in companies in the nation devoted to with a season lasting virtually the Lower Greenville area, CTD theater targeted at children, the year-round. produces shows about modern life DCT provides inclusive programming and relationships, from musicals about issues, such as tolerance, KITCHEN DOG THEATER to dramas to comedies with some that are also entertaining for adults. The Green Zone of the best actors, directors and 161 Riveredge Dr. designers in North Texas. CASA MANANA 214-953-1773 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. KitchenDogTheater.org WATERTOWER THEATRE Fort Worth Established by iconoclastic Addison Theatre Centre.org 817-332-2272 theater alums from Southern 15650 Addison Road, Addison CasaManana.org Methodist University, 972-450-6232 Known as the “House of Tomorrow,” Kitchen Dog is widely known WaterTowerTheatre.com Casa Manana was the brainchild for its quirky, edgy, challenging Far North Dallas’ most successful of Amon G. Carter for the Texas alternative theater aimed at troupe, the gay-run WaterTower centennial celebration, and it a diverse, urban and urbane Theatre has made Addison a continues to mount high quality audience. destination for contemporary productions under its distinctive theater. Its Out of the Loop Fringe golf-ball shaped dome and in other Festival is an annual highlight of the venues, such as Bass Hall. theater season.

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DALLAS OPERA FILM & VIDEO FESTIVALS DALLAS INTERNATIONAL Winspear Opera House FILM FESTIVAL 2403 Flora St. Q CINEMA DallasFilm.org 214-443-1000 Qcinema.org Previously affiliated with the DallasOpera.org Fort Worth’s Gay & Lesbian American Film Institute, The Dallas Opera, which has International Film Festival the Dallas International performed since 1957, moved to Fort Worth led the way in North Film Festival is a newcomer the Arts District in 2009 to the Texas with the first film festival that has brought in substantial Winspear Opera House. dedicated to LGBT movies. In premieres (including The Hurt addition to its annual week of Locker) and filmmakers FORT WORTH OPERA movies each fall, Q Cinema during its 11-day festival Bass Performance Hall sponsors monthly screenings of each spring. 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth hard-to-find gay-themed films. 817-731-0833 DALLAS VIDEO FESTIVAL FWOpera.org USA FILM FESTIVAL Videofest.org Since staging La Traviata more UsaFilmFestival.com The largest festival of its kind than 60 years ago — making it The USA Film Festival each in the U.S., Dallas’ Video Festival, the oldest continuously operational spsring is a forum for new and held each fall, celebrates the opera company in Texas — the Fort classic films, usually featuring big art of the moving image, on film, Worth Opera has been a cultural Hollywood premieres and attracting tape, pioneering high-definition leader in Cowtown, inaugurating a major players in the international and experimental video photography. festival-style series in 2007. The film industry. The organization The festival usually includes a LGBT FWO is led by openly gay general holds other events and programs series. director Darren Woods. throughout the year.

42 MUSIC, DANCE Tracing its roots back as far TITAS & BALLET as 1900, the Dallas Symphony Winspear Opera House has grown in the past 60 years 2403 Flora St. from an ensemble to a 214-880-0202 fully-professional orchestra TITAS.org City Performance Hall of world-class reputation. Dedicated to bringing live dance 252 Flora St. In 2007, it welcomed a and musical performances to 214-526-3214 new artistic director, Jaap van North Texas, TITAS has presented TurtleCreek.org Zweden. numerous groundbreaking works. One of the premier men’s Charles Santos, who is gay, is the choruses in the country, FORT WORTH executive director. the Turtle Creek Chorale has SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA brought its irreverent, engaging Bass Performance Hall but always harmonious musical COMEDY 525 Commerce St. performances to audiences Fort Worth — local, national and international. ADDISON IMPROV 817-665-6000 Its 200-plus members even 4980 Belt Line Road, Suite 250, FWSO.org collectively hold a Guinness Book Addison Providing a full slate of classical of World Records entry for longest 972-404-8501 music and pop concerts each choral concert. The Chorale also Improv.com season to Tarrant County — and has several related choruses, Part of the chain famed Improv the entire region — the Fort Worth including Encore! The music comedy clubs. Symphony is one of the most director is Sean Baugh. successful orchestras BACKDOOR COMEDY of its size in the U.S. THE WOMEN’S At the Doubletree Hotel, CHORUS OF DALLAS 8250 N. Central Expressway TEXAS BALLET THEATER Sammons Center 214-328-4444 Bass Performance Hall 3630 Harry Hines Blvd. BackdoorComedy.com 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth 214-520-7828 One of the premier showcases of and the Winspear Opera House TheWomensChorusofDallas.com up-and-coming comics, Backdoor 2403 Flora St., Dallas This chorus, made up totally of Comedy has brought against-the- 817-763-0207 women (many members of the wall humor to North Texas for 214-369-5200 LGBT community), has released years, with two shows Fridays TexasBalletTheater.org 16 recordings — seven in and Saturdays and open mic The Texas Ballet Theater, collaboration with Turtle Creek night on Thursdays. the region’s pre-eminent and Chorale and nine solo — classical dance company, and performs several concerts POCKET SANDWICH THEATRE performs full seasons in throughout the year. Melinda 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane, both Dallas and Fort Worth, Imthurn is the artistic director. Suite 119 under the stewardship of 214-821-1860 internationally renowned RESOUNDING HARMONY PocketSandwich.com. choreographer One of the oldest theaters in Dallas ResoundingHarmony.com. Sir Ben Stevenson. Former Turtle Creek Chorale serves food and drink while staging artistic director Dr. Timothy Seelig “popcorn-tosser” comedy spoofs created Resounding Harmony in and late-night comedy shows. the fall of 2008 with the intent of performing several benefit concerts throughout the year. The 100-voice community chorus led by Artistic Director Russ Reiger with accompanist Antoine Spencer, is DFW’s only philanthropic chorus.

DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center 2301 Flora St. 214-692-0203 DallasSymphony.com Turtle Creek Chorale

43 performance VENUES

Morton H. Myerson Symphony Center

American Airlines Center Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Music Hall at Fair Park 2500 Victory Ave. Dallas, 75219 2400 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 909 1st Ave. Dallas, 75210 Ticketmaster 214-373-8000 214-880-0202 214-565-1116 Event Hotline 214-665-4200 attpac.org DallasSummerMusicals.org Box Office 214-665-4797 AmericanAirlinesCenter.com Eisemann Center Rangers Ballpark 2351 Performance Drive, in Arlington AT&T Stadium Richardson, 75082. 1000 Performance Place 925 N. Collins St. 972-744-4650 Arlington, 76011 Arlington, 76011 EisemannCenter.com Ticket Office 817-273-5100 817-892-4400 Texas.Rangers.MLB.com DallasCowboys.com Fort Worth Convention Center Gexa Energy Pavilion Bass Performance Hall 1111 Houston St., at Fair Park 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth, 76102 1818 First Ave. Dallas, 75210 Fort Worth, 76102 817-392-6338 214-421-1111 Information Hotline DallasPavillion.org 817-212-4325 Majestic Theatre Toll Free Number 1925 Elm St. Verizon Theatre 877-212-4280 Dallas, 75201 at Grand Prairie BassHall.com 214-880-0137 1001 NextStage Drive LiveattheMajestic.com Grand Prairie, 75050. Cotton Bowl at Fair Park General Information & 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd. The Morton H. Meyerson Box Office 972-854-5050 Dallas, 75210 Symphony Center VerizonTheatre.com 2301 Flora St. Kay Bailey Hutchinson Dallas, 75201 Margot and Bill Winspear Convenion Center 214-670-3600 Opera House 650 S. Griffin St. MeyersonSymphonyCenter.com 2403 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 Dallas, 75202 214-880-0202 214-939-2750 ATTPAC.org DallasConventionCenter.com

44 professional SPORTS

THE Dallas’ professional basketball team, owned by Mark Cuban, is in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association. Since their inaugural 1980–81 season, the Mavericks have won three division titles (1987, 2007, 2010), two conference championships (2006, 2011), and one NBA Championship Globe Life Park (2011). Forbes magazine in 2015 ranked the Mavs as the THE MESQUITE 10th most valuable NBA franchise, The Dallas Stars have been the CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO with an estimated value of $1.15 city’s professional hockey team The Mesquitue Championship is billion. Home games are played at since moving here in 1993 from the area’s permanent professional American Airlines Center, 2500 Minnesota. The Stars play in the rodeo and is held in Mesquite, Victory Ave. For more information Pacific Division of the Western a suburb east of Dallas. The and tickets, visit Conference of the National Hockey rodeo season runs April through DallasMavericks.com League. The Stars have won September. The rodeo is held at seven division titles in Dallas, Resistol Arena, 1818 Rodeo Drive, THE two President’s Trophies as the Mesquite. For more information, North Texas’ professional football top regular season team in the visit MesquiteProRodeo.com. team play in the Eastern Division NHL, the Western Conference of the National Football Conference championship twice, and the Stanley THE TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY in the . Cup in 1998–99. Home games Texas Motor Speedway is located They are five-time Super Bowl are played at American Airlines in Fort Worth and is operated by champions and were named the Center, 2500 Victory Ave. For more Speedway Motorsports. Measuring highest valued sports franchise by information, visit 1.5 miles in an oval design with Forbes Magazine in 2009. Home DallasStars.com. an asphalt surface, the speedway games are played at AT&T Stadium, is host to the NASCAR Sprint Cup 900 E. Randol Mill Road, Arlington. FC DALLAS Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, For more information and tickets, North Texas’ professional soccer NASCAR Camping World Truck visit DallasCowboys.com team, Football Club Dallas 1996, Series and the IZOD IndyCar Series. was founded in 1996 and is based The Texas Motor Speedway is at THE in Frisco. The team plays in the 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth. North Texas’ professional Western Conference in Major For more information about hosted baseball play in the Western League Soccer and was previously races, visit Division of the American League known as the Dallas Burn. In TexasMotorSpeedway.com. of . They regular season play, the team’s have made seven appearances best finishes were in 2006 and LONE STAR PARK in the MLB postseason, winning 2015, when they finished first Lone Star Park is the horseracing division championships in 1996, in the Western Conference. In track of North Texas. Every 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011 and 2010, they were runners-up to the Memorial Day, the park hosts Lone 2015. Texas won the American Colorado Rapids in the MLS Cup. Star Million Day, a thoroughbred League pennant in 2010 and The team has won the Lamar Hunt meeting with six stakes races and 2011. Home games are played at U.S. Open Cup, in the 1997 edition the Fall Meeting of Champions Globe Life Park in Arlington, against D.C. United in a penalty for American Quarter Horses 1000 Ballpark Way, Arlington. shootout. Home games are played September through November. For more information and tickets, at FC Dallas Stadium, 9200 World For more information, visit visit TexasRangers.com. Cup Way, Ste. 202, Frisco. For LoneStarPark.com. more information and tickets, visit FCDallas.com.

45 best of SHOPPING

If a visit to Dallas is in your future, be sure to bring your wallet and be ready to shop, because Dallas is the shopping capital of the Lone Star State. Here are a few suggestions on where to start. By J. Denton Bricker

Best Mall NorthPark Center 8687 N. Central Expressway Dallas, 75225 214-363-7441 NorthParkCenter.com The Galleria is nice and all if you want to go ice skating. But when it comes to getting the biggest bang for your buck, the mall to go in Dallas is NorthPark Center, which has some of the top name brands in both the mainstream and high-end fashion industries and seems to add more every year — like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Michael Kors, Ted Baker, Armani Exchange and more. NorthPark also offers concierge services, visiting art exhibits in the hallways and yoga classes in the beautiful courtyard. And that’s not even mentioning all full-service restaurants there.

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46 Best Shop in the Cedar Springs, affectionately called Best T-Shirt Shop Gay Kroger, is just a little different Bullzerk Gayborhood than other grocery stores. Where Skivvies 1909 Greenville Ave. else in Texas can you jam out to Dallas, 75206 4001 Cedar Springs Road Kylie Minogue while you shop for Dallas, 75219 972-677-7705 groceries? Bullzerk.MyShopify.com 214-559-4955 SkivviesMensUnderwear.com Bullzerk on lower Greenville Claiming to be the largest men’s Best Gift Shop Avenue makes cleverly cheeky fashion underwear store in the WE ARE 1976 t-shirts designs specific to world, Skivvies has colorful and fun 313 N. Bishop Ave. funny pop culture references, underwear, swimwear, and erotic Dallas, 75208 Texas, and even different wear from both local and national WeAre1976.com neighborhoods around brands/designers. The shop also 214-821-1976 Dallas. Anyone wearing happens to be located right in the WE ARE 1976 was originally a Bullzerk shirt will surely heart of the Gayborhood, which located on Henderson Avenue garner positive comments, makes it most convenient. Just but has moved to the bustling chuckles and maybe even beware of tipsy shopping! Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff. a smirk from passersby. It offers gifts that are both Isn’t that what fashion innovative and cunning. is all about? They also offer Best Grocery Store It specializes in prints but art and home decor in the Kroger there are plenty of other same humorous vein. 4142 Cedar Springs Road cool items sure to catch Dallas, 75219 your fancy, especially if 215-559-9859 you’re shopping for that Kroger.com person that already Sure, we all love the Whole Foods has everything. on Lemmon. But the Kroger on

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47 More DFW Nuvo Mockingbird Station Shopping Options 3311 Oak Lawn 5307 E Mockingbird Lane Dallas, 75219 Dallas, 75206 214-522-6886 214-891-6860 Allen Premium Outlets NuvoDallas.com MockingbirdStation.com 820 W. Stacy Road Allen, 75013 Nebraska Furniture 972-678-7000 Fort Worth Stockyards Mart of Texas Premium Outlets.com Fincher’s White Front Western Wear, Maverick Fine Western 5600 Nebraska Furniture Mart Drive The Bishop Arts District Wear, M.L. Leddy’s. and more than The Colony, 75056 P.O. Box 3733 20 shops at Stockyard Station. 972-668-3000 Dallas, 75208 FortWorthStockyards.org NFM.com BishopArtsDistrict.com Neiman Marcus Brad Oldham International 13350 Dallas Pkwy., Suite 3080 1618 Main St. 1200 Ross Ave., Suite 180 Dallas, 75240 Dallas, 75201 Dallas, 75202 972-702-7100 214-741-6911 214-740-0600 GalleriaDallas.com NeimanMarcus.com ShopBradOldham.com Grand Prairie Premium Outlets Peters Brothers Hats The Cedar Springs Strip 2950 W. I-20, Suite 480 Grand Prairie, 75052 909 Houston St. Fort Worth, Shopping in the heart of the 972-602-8383 (817) 335-1715 Gayborhood includes: PremiumOutlets.com/mall/ facebook.com/ ES Collection grand-prairie PetersBrothersHats 3926 Cedar Springs Road Dallas, 75219 214-599-883 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway 1888 Green Oaks Road Gifted Grapevine, 76051 Fort Worth, 76116-1707 4001 Cedar Springs Road, Suite C 972-724-4910 817-731-0856 Dallas, 75219 Simon.com/mall/grapevine-mills Ridgmar.com 214-347-8165 Outlines The Shops at Crescent Court 3906 Cedar Springs Road 47 Highland Park Village, 400 Crescent Ct. Dallas, 75219 Suite 208, Dallas, 75205 Dallas, 75201 214-528-1955 214-272-4876 214-880-4500 Tapelenders HPVillage.com 3926 Cedar Springs Road Sundance Square Dallas, 75219 35-block shopping and 214-528-6344 4800 S. Hulen St. entertainment district in Downtown TheStripOnCedarSprings.com Fort Worth, 76132-1419 Fort Worth. Shops include LOFT, 817-294-1200 Coyote Urban Boutique, White Dallas Farmers Market HulenMall.com House Black Market, Papagallo 1010 South Pearl St. Classiques, Earth Bones, Retro Dallas, 75201 IKEA Cowboy, Dallas Cowboys Pro Shop, 214-664-9110 7171 IKEA Drive Frisco, 75034 Texas Rangers, Team Shop DallasFarmersMarket.org 888-888-4532 and more. Ikea.com/us/en/store/frisco SundanceSquare.com Dallas Design District Just northeast of Downtown Dallas, Justin Boot Outlet Store Traders Village Ltd the Design District features interior 717 W Vickery Blvd. 2602 Mayfield Road design showrooms, art galleries, Fort Worth, 76104 Grand Prairie, 75052 apparel retailers and a wide variety 817-885-8089 972-647-2331 of antique, vintage and thrift shops. JustinBoots.com TradersVillage.com DallasDesignDistrict.com Leather Masters West Village 3000 Main St. 3699 McKinney Ave. Dallas, 75226 Dallas, 75204 214-528-3865 214-219-1144 WestVillageDallas.com

48 major lgbt COMMUNITY EVENTS

Texas Gay Rodeo YEAR-ROUND SPRING TEXAS BEAR ROUND UP Contrary to what mainstream GAY BINGO TEXAS GAY RODEO culture might have people think, Third Saturday of every month ASSOCIATION gay men come in all shapes and sizes — including the big, hairy kind, (except December). The ping-pong The Texas Gay Rodeo Association, as bears well know. Every March, balls fly as fast as the wit at the going into its 33 year and with the Dallas Bears host one of the Rose Room inside the gay club several local chapters around the largest such events nationwide, the Station 4 for this monthly fundraiser state, hosts several events every Texas Bear Round Up. Upwards of for Resource Center Dallas. Every year, sometimes in conjunction 800 men come to town for social month features a different theme. with the International Gay Rodeo events (pool and toga parties), RCDallas.org Association. One of its largest entertainment (LGBT comedians events each year is the Texas and musicians), plus field trips and DIFFA/DALLAS Tradition Rodeo, held at Fair Park fellowship. The 2016 TBRU will be Throughout the year. Coliesum in Dallas in 2015. March 10-13. The Design Industries Foundation One of TGRA’s primary missions TBRU.org Fighting AIDS is one of the oldest is to raise funds for community and most vigorous awareness organizations, with TGRA royalty and fundraising organizations in contestants holding events TOAST TO LIFE the United States, and the Dallas throughout the year. The 18th annual Toast to Life, “Mad chapter is among the liveliest. TGRA rodeos are also Hatter’s Ball,” will be held March Various parties and benefits are known for their “camp” events, 5, 2016 at The Empire Room. The held throughout the year, with a including goat dressing event features fine food and drink gala often set for the spring. and the Wild Drag Race. and numerous silent auction items DIFFA.org TGRA.org and raises money for Resource Center. RCDallas.org

49 MISS GAY US OF A DALLAS BLACK PRIDE/DALLAS NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY May. For more than 20 years, this SOUTHERN PRIDE October. The Dallas-Fort Worth pageant has featured the best in September/October. One of the Chapter of the Human Rights female impersonation, with top top five Black Pride events in the Campaign’s Coming Out Project contenders nationwide headed for country this extended weekend started in 1993. Although the the finals in Dallas. USofA.org is a series of events, including NCOD-DFW operates year-round workshops, parties and picnics, with education and support, the SUMMER sponsored by African-American actual “day” — Oct. 11 — is the LGBT organizations and open to focus. In 2016 NCOD will mark its EVENING OF HOPE all of the gay community. 29th anniversary. Comeout.org. May. AIDS Outreach Center in DallasSouthernPride.com Fort Worth holds its signature THE 5 FACTOR gala with national/local BEYOND VANILLA October. This event finds five celebrities, a keynote speaker and September/October. Not all individuals to watch who have entertainment. The elegant evening tastes run toward vanilla, which is worked on behalf of the gay includes a sit-down dinner, silent where this group gets its name. community in categories, such auction and VIP reception. This An annual conference for those as fashion, journalism, media and year’s event is May 21. AOC.org with a taste for a little kink in their cuisine, as well as an icon award lives, Beyond Vanilla is a fetish get- for an established hero of the VOICE OF PRIDE together featuring guest speakers, community. It benefits Resource Summer. Every year, the Dallas workshops, parties and other Center. RCDallas.org Tavern Guild sponsors the Voice BDSM-centric events. of Pride competition. Various BeyondVanilla.org competitions take place at clubs November. Although the Human throughout the summer, culminating LIFEWALK Rights Campaign’s Black Die Dinner in a final round in August. The October. AIDS Arms is one of North takes place each year in November, top vote-getters then perform at Texas’ most active AIDS-based plan to get your tickets by summer the Lee Park Festival following the charities, holding many events — it’s always a sell-out. The Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade throughout the year, leading up to fundraiser typically features silent during Dallas Pride in September LifeWalk, its biggest fundraiser, and live auctions and presentations DallasTavernGuild.org in the fall. The 5K walk includes from A-list celebrities. a run, starting in Lee Park and BlackTieDinner.org winding through the Uptown area AUTUMN before ending up back at Lee Park. Since starting in 1991, LifeWalk, ALAN ROSS TEXAS scheduled for the first Sunday in FREEDOM PARADE October, has raised and distributed Third Sunday in September. To avoid more than $6 million for area HIV/ the summer heat, Dallas’ gay Pride AIDS charities and individuals. celebration comes in September LifeWalk.org rather June as in many cities. The parade, which typically runs east HOPE WALK along Cedar Springs Road on the Beginning 2015, AIDS Outreach third Sunday of the month, ending Center’s family- and pet-friendly with a festival in Reverchon Park. 5K walk has been moved from the Teen Pride events are held during spring to the fall, and rebranded parade weekend. 2016 will be the as Hope Walk. It is AIDS Outreach 33rd consecutive year of Center’s largest fundraising the parade. event each year and includes live entertainment, vendor booths and GAY DAY AT SIX FLAGS a children’s area. Proceeds go to September. Sponsored by Dallas support the programs and services Voice, this has become a tradition provided by AIDS Outreach Center. as much as Pride Parade, taking AOC.org place on Saturdays before the parade. Discount tickets allow gay parkgoers to save on a day of fun among the famed attractions, including the Texas Giant, the Titan and Superman rides. Jim Obergefell at Black Tie Dinner

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52 mckinney avenue STREETCAR

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TURTLE CREEK

55 neighborhood BIOGRAPHIES

The North Texas Metroplex is generally divided into several major areas: Dallas, Fort Worth, the Mid Cities and outer communities. Dallas itself is often subdivided: Downtown (referring to the Central Business District), Uptown, North Dallas, Far North Dallas, South Dallas, Oak Cliff, Oak Lawn, Lake Highlands, Pleasant Grove and East Dallas (sometimes called Lakewood or the White Rock area).

Each region is further known for discreet neighborhoods with their own personalities.

Finding the one that’s right for you is an idiosyncratic process: Do you prefer to be close to the action of Downtown or do you not mind a commute in exchange for a big yard? Do you like to walk from stores to restaurants, or instead park at a mall and get everything at once? Is your idea of heaven a high-rise’s spectacular view of the city or a quiet stream across a greenbelt?

Whatever your preference is, there’s a neighborhood for you!

DOWNTOWN OAK LAWN “the Bubble” due to their self- Many urban downtowns across A transitional neighborhood two contained shopping, dining, schools America saw a falloff in after- decades ago, the Oak Lawn-Cedar and activities — and “the Bubble” work commerce in the late 20th Springs area is now the hub of sits right on the edge of Oak Lawn. century, and Dallas was no Dallas . See Welcome to the exception. But it has also invested Gayborhoods, Page 27. UPTOWN/VICTORY PARK substantial energy into revitalizing The physical dividing line between the Central Business District with PARK CITIES Downtown and Uptown may only be resident-friendly developments. Years ago, University Park and the width of the Woodall Rodgers The Deep Ellum area, formerly a Highland Park — collectively known canyon, but the distance between warehouse district, now provides as Park Cities — declined an the two neighborhoods, in term of many converted loft spaces, such invitation to be part of the city of living and entertainment options, as Adam Hats and Live Oak Lofts, Dallas, instead setting up their own is vast. Uptown has long been with plenty of shopping, dining and autonomous communities within a popular living locale, filled with nightlife options close by. In central the city limits. The results have high-rises and townhomes for Downtown, projects like the Mosaic, been one of the best-established an authentic urban but upscale the , the DP&L (and priciest!) neighborhoods living adventure. The addition building and the Old Mercantile have in the nation, with multi-million- of the W Hotel (which includes proven popular with gay residents. dollar homes, some complete with permanent residences) and the New construction is underway in the servants’ quarters and four-car overall development of Victory Park Farmers Market, and restaurants garages. Home to many of North have only expanded on Uptown’s like CBD Provisions continue to Texas’ wealthiest individuals, the already strong appeal with LGBT attract diners. Park Cities are sometimes called city dwellers who like doormen and verticality in their lives.

56 M STREETS/ desirable but reachable community, KESSLER PARK/ perfect for starter homes or LOWER GREENVILLE long-standing couples who value STEVENS PARK Although developed at roughly Back in the day, Oak Cliff was space and quiet but proximity to the same time as Park Cities, like the Park Cities — a separate Downtown. and separated from its pricier municipality that attracted wealthier neighbors only by North Central residents. The area was eventually Expressway, the M Streets area FAIR PARK (SOUTH annexed by Dallas, and for awhile, — so named because many DALLAS) the area was on a downward thoroughfares here begin with the With the arrival of the DART Green slide. But even when Oak Cliff letter M (Mockingbird, Monticello, Line, this area is due for revival. as a whole was considered a McCommas, McMillan, etc.) — Some restaurants have opened transitional address, the Kessler offers many of the attributes of near Fair Park and loft conversions Park/Stevens Park area was an Park Cities without the prices, have begun to attract true urban exception, with lovely older homes, though that is changing as well. The pioneers. a charming public golf course and area has boomed in recent years, loyal residents who take care of as many of the homes built in the THE CEDARS their gorgeous, hilly neighborhood. 1920s and ’30s have been torn It has long been a popular place for Just south of Downtown, the down to make way for McMansions everyone from mayors and judges Cedars is a burgeoning area of (a conservation district has slowed to the celebrities that call it home. affordable homes in a transitional that trend). The houses tend to be neighborhood. Best identified by the well-built cottage-style homes on impressive South Side on Lamar somewhat small lots that exude a WINNETKA HEIGHTS lofts, the area has blossomed with homey elegance. The M Streets Once upon a time, the Sears & the opening of the Dallas police cross Lower Greenville Avenue, a Roebuck catalog delivered anything headquarters on Lamar, which has popular entertainment district with — even houses, down to the very lowered crime and led to dining shops, clubs and restaurants within last nail. Homes in this previously options and clubs. easy walking distance. neglected section of town epitomize what true miracles can still be found BISHOP ARTS when a neighborhood seemingly WHITE ROCK LAKE/ “goes gay” overnight. Located in the Old warehouses and a trolley very epicenter of newly fashionable LAKEWOOD terminal have been converted What is it about a lake that draws Oak Cliff, cultural diversity and into stores, restaurants and a people to nest? Lakewood in East vibrancy are only two of the key few offices in this near-south-side Dallas is a well-established area with elements one finds in this older neighborhood. Construction of a a variety of homes at all prices and charming neighborhood. One of new trolley from Union Station to interests. The remarkably diverse the oldest conservation districts Bishop Arts began in 2013. Homes region includes expensive lakefront in the city, Victorian, Prairie and around Bishop Arts have begun mansions, charming developments Craftsman-style houses have either getting a facelift. See Welcome to like Hollywood Heights, gorgeous been newly renovated or are waiting the Gayborhoods, Page XX. old homes along Swiss Avenue for updates. and quaint pocket neighborhoods throughout. It is considered a

57 As a rule, the farther you get from PLANO Council adopted a nondiscrimination Downtown, the more likely you are One of the fastest-growing cities ordinance offering protections for to find bigger lots for less money in the nation, Plano is often LGBT people, despite vehement per square foot. That often means, considered one of the more opposition by some right-wing however, that you also find a more conservative suburbs of Dallas. forces, led primarily by out-of- conservative resident base and But the hub of Collin County isn’t towners. fewer centers of gay life. quite a bastion of homophobia, with Nevertheless, as LGBTs are getting gay-friendly organizations like Gay FRISCO married, settling down and having and Lesbian Alliance of North Texas As more and more people filter into kids, they are seeing some genuine and Stonewall Democrats, as well the Metroplex, this once-distant appeal in many of Dallas’ bedroom as professional-quality performing suburb has grown in popularity — communities, from better public arts at the Collin County Community and with the opening of the only schools to proximity to work — and College and nearby Richardson’s IKEA in North Texas, becomes a often even equally gay-accepting Eisemann Center for the Performing frequent day trip destination for neighbors. Arts. And in 2015, the Plano City gay Dallasites. RICHARDSON/GARLAND These towns just north and east of Dallas are the definition of bedroom communities — small, quaint and pleasant. But most of the activities around the Metroplex are located outside their city limits.

ADDISON/FARMERS BRANCH/CARROLLTON These small independent cities lie just north of LBJ Freeway, roughly between the Dallas North Tollway and I-35, and tend to be conservative, though convenient to the DFW Airport and the Galleria shopping center. Addison in particular has embraced aspects of the LGBT community: its gay-run WaterTower Theatre frequently produces queer-themed plays and musicals.

Downtown Dallas, previous page,Winnetka Heights, above, Downtown Fort Worth, below

58 FORT WORTH Fort Worth is the 16th largest city in the United States and has been called one of America’s most livable communities. Today, it is a thriving center of culture and commerce with plenty to offer: the Historic Stockyards, remarkable museums, a dazzling downtown area, the Texas Motor Speedway, spectacular annual events and more. The LGBT community in Fort Worth is active and growing, with the older neighborhoods of Meadowbrook and Handley on the eastern side of the city home to a large number of gay residents attracted to historic homes and friendly neighbors.

MID-CITIES: ARLINGTON, Arts District GRAND PRAIRIE, IRVING, HURST, Grand Prairie SOUTHERN SECTOR: EULESS, BEDFORD In Dallas County, the closest of DESOTO, CEDAR The Mid-Cities is a general the Mid Cities to Downtown Dallas term used to describe those boasts the Verizon Theatre, which HILL, LANCASTER, independently-incorporated areas hosts many top musical acts. DUNCANVILLE, within Dallas and Tarrant counties WAXAHACHIE that lie between the cities of Dallas Irving If you’ve gone to Waxahachie, you’ve and Fort Worth. Each has its own In Dallas County, right on the border gone too far! Actually, that city is identity and appeal. of DFW Airport. Home of the Las on the outer edge of the Metroplex. Colinas development and business These smaller towns south of Arlington park and two theater companies: Dallas have grown in popularity with In Tarrant County, the home of Six Lyric Stage and ICT MainStage. North Texans, though more slowly Flags Over Texas, the Rangers’ than northern suburbs like Plano, Ballpark in Arlington and the AT&T Hurst-Euless-Bedford Addison and Frisco. Stadium. In Tarrant County, this triumvirate of cities are frequently referred to as H-E-B. A growing area with many businesses and new family homes. They also border Haltom City.

59 colleges and UNIVERSITIES North Texas is awash in institutions of higher education, public and private, most offering opportunities and a welcoming attitude toward LGBT-identified students. Here are some of the major colleges that have gay-friendly policies or groups on campus.

Texas Wesleyan University

DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY state of Texas. DCCCD excels COLLEGE DISTRICT in health-related fields, including DCCCD.edu nursing, EMS, and paramedic With seven colleges on 13 programs. Each credit hour is just campuses in the Dallas $52. LGBT and gay-straight alliance area, DCCCD is the largest groups are available on some undergraduate institution in the campuses.

60 SOUTHERN METHODIST TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY 1155 Union Circle #311277 6425 Boaz Lane 1201 Wesleyan St. Denton, 76203 Dallas, 75205 Fort Worth, 76105 UNT.edu SMU.edu TXWes.edu Denton’s largest university, UNT is SMU, a nationally-ranked private Texas Wesleyan University is a home to 36,000 students (including university of 11,000 students, private, co-educational, liberal arts other satellite campuses around offers small classes, seven degree- university founded by the Methodist the region). One of this public granting schools and a vitally strong Episcopal Church, South, in 1890. university’s biggest claims to fame alumni association. Famed for The 75-acre main campus is is its College of Music and Grammy its football program, world-class located in the Polytechnic Heights Award-winning One O’Clock Lab business school and for being home Neighborhood of Fort Worth. U.S. Band. For LGBT students, there to the George W. Bush Presidential News & World Report ranked are plenty of official welcoming Library, it’s a school with plenty of Texas Wesleyan in the No. 1 organizations. UNT is also home pride thanks to LGBT organizations tier of regional universities for of the LGBT archives — which has for students and alumni. three consecutive years, and the every issue of the LGBT newspaper school 27 areas of undergraduate Dallas Voice digitized, searchable TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE study, as well as honors and and available online — plus LGBT 1201 E. 13th Street pre-professional programs. The studies programs, GLAD Dallas Fort Worth, 76102 university offers graduate programs and a resource center called Pride TCCD.edu in business, education, counseling, Alliance. Tarrant County College, or Tarrant nurse anesthesia and law. Sports County College District, is a include baseball, basketball, cross- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS community college serving Fort country, golf, soccer and track & AT ARLINGTON Worth and other cities in Tarrant field, softball, tennis and volleyball. 701 S. Nedderman Drive County, providing degree programs Co-ed teams include cheer and Arlington, 76019 toward an Associate of Arts, an dance and internationally-known UTA.edu Associate of Science, an Associate table tennis teams. The school UTA, at 34,000 students strong, of Applied Science or Associate currently has no football team is gaining a strong reputation of Arts in Teaching. As of 2008 because during World War II the as a leading research university. the institution was ranked as entire team enlisted, and not It offers increasing expertise the sixth largest in Texas among enough returned from the war to in bioengineering, medical community colleges and universities start the team up again. However, diagnostics, micro-manufacturing with student enrollment for credit the school is planning to re-instate and defense and Homeland Security hours of 100,000. Five physical its football program. The school has technologies. The school has no campuses, a virtual campus and a an active LGBT student group. football team, but students make centralized office make up the TCC up for that with a variety of unique District. There LGBT student groups TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY sporting opportunities, including on some campuses. 304 Administration Drive a mud volleyball tournament, bed P.O. Box 425589, races and a national-championship TEXAS CHRISTIAN Denton, 76204 wheelchair basketball team. A UNIVERSITY TWU.edu gay-straight alliance and LGBT 2800 S. University Drive One of two large universities in programs aim to enhance the Fort Worth, 76129 Denton, TWU is the nation’s largest college experience for anyone TCU.edu university primarily for women (men identifying as non-heterosexual. The TCU Horned Frogs football are allowed, but represent a small team is so popular that all of Fort minority of the close to 15,000 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Worth joins in on the action, even students). The public university AT DALLAS dyeing the Trinity River purple when is known for its liberal arts and 800 West Campbell Road the team is on a winning streak. At healthcare programs, with a large Richardson, 75080 only 9,500 students, this private emphasis in occupational and UTD.edu university has a real community physical therapy programs. There UTD offers 130 academic feel on campus. With nine degree- is an active lesbian population on programs across seven schools. Its granting schools, including a well- campus and a strong campus focus has always been on science respected nursing program, there is organization for LGBT students. and technology curriculum. Men’s plenty of academic diversity. A gay- Women’s volleyball and basketball soccer and basketball, as well as straight alliance also has a strong programs are popular. women’s volleyball, are teams to presence. Brite Divinity School at watch. Pride at UTD, their LGBT TCU is considered a liberal school diversity group, is active on campus. with several LGBT faculty including a lesbian dean.

61 community sports ORGANIZATIONS

DALLAS DIABLOS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Teams for both men and women; open to all players. The season runs from October through May for men and February to October for women. For more information or to join, visit DallasDiablos.org.

DALLAS ELITE An all-female football team competing in the South West Conference of the Women’s Football Alliance. For information visit DallasEliteFootball.com.

DALLAS INDEPENDENT VOL- LEYVALL ASSOCIATION (DIVA) An indoor volleyball association with five skill levels and 12-week seasons in the fall and spring. DIVA also hosts the Fall Classic Tournament for teams from around the country Dallas Diablos to play. For more information about joining, visit DIVADallas.org. D Classic in August. PEGASUS SLOWPITCH DFW FRONTRUNNERS For more information SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION Local group for LGBT runners or to join, visit A member of the North American and members of the International OakLawnBowling.com. Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance and FrontRunners Club. Runners and open to those interested in playing walkers of all levels welcome. OAK LAWN SKI softball in the appropriate division For more information, visit AND SCUBA CLUB based on skill level. Offers a spring FrontRunnersDallas.org. A social club that organizes season running March through recreational trips for LGBTs with July and “Fall Ball” from September DIFFERENT STROKES GOLF AS- an emphasis on skiing and scuba through November and hosts the SOCIATION diving. Annual membership dues annual Beat the Heat NAGAAA Organization hosting competitive are mandatory to travel with the Cup Tournament in May. golf events and tournaments for group. For more information or For more information or LGBT players of all levels. Events to join, visit to join, visit are scheduled twice a month from OLSSC.org. DallasPSSA.org. March through October. For more information or to join, visit OAK LAWN TEXAS GAY RODEO DSGADallas.org. TENNIS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION A member of the national Gay and Hosts its annual rodeo event for OAK LAWN BOWLING Lesbian Tennis Alliance, offers play men and women and works toward ASSOCIATION at all levels from competitive to helping charitable organizations. The A member of the International new players, with singles and Dallas chapter and the Fort Worth Gay Bowling Association, open to doubles leagues. Hosts the chapter represent TGRA in North players of all skill levels. There is a Texas Open, a gay and lesbian Texas. The organization also has a summer session that begins in June international tennis tournament. royal court with Mr., Ms. and Miss and a fall session that starts in For more information TGRA named each year. For more September. The OLBA hosts the Big or to join, visit OLTADallas.org. information, visit TGRA.org.

62 community WORSHIP DFW is the rhinestone buckle on the rainbow-colored Bible belt, with LGBT-affirming worship opportunities for just about everyone.

ASCENSION LUTHERAN COMMUNITY UNITARIAN Grace United CHURCH UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Methodist Church 4230 W. Buckingham Road 2875 E. Parker Road 4105 Junius St. Garland, 75042 Plano, 75074 Dallas, 75246 972-276-0023 972-424-8989 214-824-2533 AscensionTexas.org UUPlano.org GraceUMCDallas.org Evangelical Lutheran church Established in 1975 as Unitarian Established in 1903 with a established in 1964. About 120 Universalist Fellowship North, membership of about 250. members. the church changed its name to Community Unitarian Universalist in Horizon Unitarian CATHEDRAL OF HOPE UCC 1998. About 200 members. Universalist Church 5910 Cedar Springs Road. 1641 W. Hebron Parkway, DALLAS, 75219 CHURCH IN THE CLIFF Carrollton, 75010 214-351-1901 1719 W. 10th St. 972-462-4940 CathedralOfHope.com 214-233-4605 HorizonUU.org Established in 1970 as Dallas ChurchInTheCliff.org. Chartered in 1987 and has about Metropolitan Community Church, A socially progressive Christian 300 voting members. in the Universal Fellowship of church established 17 years with Metropolitan Community Churches. weekly attendance of about 30-60 Northhaven UMC Later left UFMCC and in 2006 people. 1211 Preston Road became affiliated with United Dallas, 75230 Church of Christ denomination. CONGREGATION 214-363-2479 About 4,000 members, CoH is the BETH EL BINAH Northhaven.org largest church in the world with a Holds services at About a third of this organization primarily LGBT congregation. Northaven United is LGBT. About 500 members. Methodist Church CATHEDRAL OF LIGHT 11211 Preston Road Trinity MCC 2570 Valley View Lane Dallas, 75230 933 E. Avenue J Farmers Branch, 75234 BethElBinah.org. Grand Prairie, 75050 972-245-6520 Established in 1985 and affiliated 817-265-5454 COLight.org with Union for Reform Judaism TrinityMCC.org Established in 1985 as since 1994. About 100 members. Established 33 years ago and the Community Church of affiliated with the Metropolitan Religious Science. In 1990, the CROSSROADS COMMUNITY Community Churches. A primarily nondenominational metaphysical CHURCH LGBT congregation of about 50 church changed its name to Crossroads Community Church members. Cathedral of Light. Weekly 2800 Routh St. (inside Theatre 3) attendance is about 100. Dallas, 75201 White Rock 214-520-9090 Community Church CELEBRATION ON THE LAKE CrossroadsCommunityChurch.us 9353 Garland Road Celebration on the Lake Established in 2001, CCC is Dallas, 75218 9120 SH 198 an open and inclusive non- 214-320-0043 Mabank, 75147 denominational congregation with WhiteRockChurch.org 903-451-2302 special outreach to the LGBT Established in 1991. A non- COTLChurch.org community. About 125-150 denominational/interdenominational Founded in 2003 as satellite members. Christian church with about congregation of Celebration 300-plus members and visitors. Community Church in Fort Worth, and later became an independent interfaith congregation. Primarily LGBT congregation with a membership of about 100.

63 business LISTINGS

OLD PARKLAND

64 ACCOMMODATIONS 66 EVENT PLANNING 71 PACKING SUPPLIES 76 ACCOUNTANTS 66 FACILITIES 71 PASSPORT SERVICES 76 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT 66 FAMILY PLANNING 71 PAYROLL SERVICES 76 ADULT NOVELTIES 66 FERTILITY RESOURCES 71 PEACE CORPS 76 AIDS/HIV — PREVENTION & FINANCIAL SERVICES 72 PERSONAL TRAINERS 76 TESTING 66 FOOD BANKS 72 PHARMACIES 76 AIDS/HIV RESOURCES 66 FOUNDATION EVALUATIONS 72 PHARMACEUTICAL — AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING 66 FREIGHT 72 CONSULTANTS 76 AROMATHERAPY 66 FURNITURE 72 PHOTOGRAPHERS 76 ARTISTS – FINE ART 66 GREEN CARDS & FIANCÈ VISAS 72 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 76 ASSISTED LIVING — IN HOME 66 HAIR REMOVAL 72 PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS 77 ATTORNEYS 66 HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 72 PRINTING SERVICES 78 BARS 68 HEPATITIS-C RESOURCES 72 PRINTING SUPPLIES 78 BATH HOUSE | GYMS 68 HOME IMPROVEMENTS 72 PRIVATE CLUBS 78 BED & BREAKFAST 68 HOME LOANS 73 PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 78 BOOKKEEPING SERVICES 69 IMMIGRATION & PSYCHOLOGISTS 78 BROADWAY MUSICALS 69 NATIONALITY LAW 68 PSYCHOTHERAPISTS 79 BUS LINES 69 INDEPENDANT LIVING 73 REAL ESTATE 79 CATERING 69 INFERTILITY TREATMENTS 73 REHABILITATION SERVICES 80 CHAMBERs OF COMMERCE 69 INKS & TONERS 73 RELOCATION SERVICES 80 CHIROPRACTIC DOCTORS 69 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESIDENTIAL CARE 80 CHURCHES 69 & TRAINING 73 RIDE SHARE 80 COMMUNITY CENTERS 69 INSURANCE 73 SHIPPING AND RECEIVING 80 COMPUTERS 69 IVF TREATMENT CENTERS 74 SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT 80 CONSIGNMENT 69 JEWELRY 74 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 80 CONTACT LENSES 69 LASER HAIR REMOVAL 74 SUNGLASSES 80 CONVENTION & LAWN CARE 74 SURROGACY 80 VISITORS BUREAUS 70 LEGAL ADVOCACY 74 TAXES 80 COSMETIC, PLASTIC & LUBES & LOTIONS 74 TEETH WHITENING 81 RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 70 MAILBOX SERVICES 74 THEATER SUPPLIES 81 COSTUMES – MARKETING & THEATERS 81 MASQUERADE & THEATRICAL 70 CREATIVE SERVICES 74 TITLE COMPANIES 81 COUNSELORS 70 MASSAGE THERAPISTS 75 TOURIST INFORMATION 81 CRUISES 70 MEDIA 75 TRAINS-LIGHT RAIL 81 DENTISTS 70 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS 75 TRANSPORTATION 81 DISC JOCKEYS 70 MOBILE MEDIA 75 TRAVEL AGENCIES & BUREAUS 81 DRIVER SERVICES 71 MORTGAGE 75 TREE SERVICE 82 DRUG STORES 71 MOVERS 76 VOLUNTEERING 82 DVD RENTALS 71 NEWSPAPERS 76 VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS 82 EGG DONOR PROGRAMS 71 NAIL SALONS 76 WEB HOSTING-DESIGNERS 82 ELECTROLYSIS 71 NUTRITIONAL CONSULTATION 76 WEDDING PLANNING 82 ENTERTAINMENT 71 OPTICAL GOODS 76 WELLNESS PROGRAMS 82 EYEGLASSES 71 OPTOMETRISTS 76

65 accommodations - attorneys

ACCOMMODATIONS AIDS/HIV – AIR CONDITIONING Fairfield Place Bed PREVENTION & TESTING & HEATING & Breakfast Inn AIDS Arms, Inc. Rescue Air Heating and Cooling thefairfieldplace.com aidsarms.org Providing residential 2221 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport LA 351 West Jefferson Blvd., HVAC installation, repair & 318-848-7776 Ste. 300 maintenance, serving the Metroplex (See Display Ad On Page 89) 214-521-5191 rescueair.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 972-351-8307 ACCOUNTANTS – North Texas GLBT Chamber Member CERTIFIED PUBLIC AIDS Interfaith Network Jade Air Aishman, Rick PC aidsinterfaithnetwork.org Conditioning & Heating Phipps, Tom Providing Care and Prevention jadeairdallas.com 3625 N. Hall St., Ste. 1250 214-943-4444 214-522-2805 214-520-7363 (See Display Ad On Page 85) (See Display Ad On Page 86) North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 85) Resource Center myresourcecenter.org AROMATHERAPY Allen, Ron CPA Services at multiple locations. Tutt, Steven J. ronallencpa.com Main office: 2701 Reagan St. Doctor of Chiropractic [email protected] 214-528-0144 drtuttdc.com 2909 Cole Ave., Ste. 119 4245 Cedar Springs Rd. 214-954-0042 Uptown Physicians Group 214-528-1900 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member North Texas GLBT Chamber Member uptowndocs.com (See Display Ad On Page 84) 4144 N Central Expressway, (See Display Ad On Page 4, 91) Ste. 750 Greer, Tom A., CPA 214-303-1033 ARTISTS – FINE ART Tax Professional | QuickBooks Trainer (See Display Ad On Back Cover) Philips, David R. [email protected] Paintings | Sketches 214-998-0916 AIDS/HIV RESOURCES drphilips.net North Texas GLBT Chamber Member AIDS Arms, Inc. 214-498-6273 (See Display Ad On Page 85) aidsarms.org (See Display Ad On Page 87) 351 West Jefferson Blvd., Sterling’s Bookkeeping Ste. 300 ASSISTED LIVING & Tax Service 214-521-5191 Alternative Living Choices sterlingstax.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Independent & Assisted Living, 5418 St. Charles Ave.; Memory & Residential Care

214-330-4682 AIDS Interfaith Network Home Communities alternativelivingchoices.org 923 W. Glade, Ste. C, Hurst.; aidsinterfaithnetwork.org 214-402-3552 817-656-1454 Providing Care and Prevention North Texas GLBT Chamber Member North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-943-4444 (See Display Ad On Page 85) (See Display Ad On Page 85) ATTORNEYS ADULT ENTERTAINMENT Avita Drugs Specialized Bakker, Jens Attorney at Law Club Dallas Pharmacy [email protected] A private men’s club / sauna AvitaPharmacy.com 9616 Tarleton theclubs.com 219 Sunset Ave., Ste. 118A 214-320-9870, 214-458-4415 2616 Swiss Ave. 214-943-5187 or 877-943-5187 (See Display Ad On Page 88) 214-821-1990 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 89) (See Display ad On Page 3, 100) Burch, Lorie L. Resource Center burch-law.com ADULT NOVELTIES 7920 Beltline Rd., Ste. 750 Alternatives myresourcecenter.org Services at multiple locations. 972-385-0558 (Enter in rear behind New Fine Arts) Main office: 2701 Reagan St. North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 1720 W. Mockingbird Ln. 214-528-0144 (See Display Ad On Page 88) 214-630-7071 (See Display Ad On Page 86)

66 attorneys - attorneys | criminal law

Covell, Rebecca S. Van Wey, Kay L. Rizzeri, L. Steven, PLLC covellpc.com Texas Super Lawyer Isrfirm.com 3710 Rawlins St., Ste. 950 vanweylaw.com 8150 N. Central Expwy. 10th flr. 214-443-0300 12720 Hillcrest Rd., Ste. 725 214-434-1017 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-329-1350 (See Display Ad On Page 87) North Texas GLBT Chamber Member ATTORNEYS – COHABITATION Hall, Stephanie ATTORNEYS – ADOPTION Burch, Lorie L. Attorney at Law Hall, Stephanie burch-law.com ladylawsah.com Attorney at Law 7920 Beltline Rd., Ste. 750 4514 Cole Ave., Ste. 600 ladylawsah.com 972-385-0558 214-522-3343 4514 Cole Ave., Ste. 600 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 88) 214-522-3343 (See Display Ad On Page 88) (See Display Ad On Page 88) Johnson, Stephen Hall, Stephanie The Law Office of Womack, Jenny L PC Attorney at Law Stephen Johnson WomackAdoptions.com ladylawsah.com johnsonprobate.com 5050 Quorum Dr., Ste. 225 4514 Cole Ave., Ste. 600 6060 North Central Expressway, 214-935-3310 214-522-3343 Ste. 560 (See Display Ad On Page 88) 214-373-3770 ATTORNEYS – ADVOCACY Lambda Legal Defense ATTORNEYS – Law Offices of Adam Seidel, PC & Education Fund, adamseidel.com CRIMINAL LAW South Central | lambdalegal.org Abrams, Warren Dallas - 214-528-3344 3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste. 500 Attorney at Law Plano - 972-312-1212 214-219-8585 Former Pres. Dallas Gay & Lesbian Board Certified – Criminal Law North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Bar Assoc. Texas Board Of Legal Specialization Law Office of Rob Wiley, PC ATTORNEYS – ASSISTED WarrenAbramsAttorney.com robwiley.com REPRODUCTION 972-960-9040 1825 Market Center Blvd, Womack, Jenny L PC Ste. 385 WomackAdoptions.com Bakker, Jens 214-528-6500 5050 Quorum Dr., Ste. 225 Attorney at Law North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-935-3310 [email protected] 9616 Tarleton Olinger, Lynn S. ATTORNEYS – 214-320-9870, 214-458-4415 Olinger Law PLLC BUSINESS LAW (See Display Ad On Page 88) LSOLaw.com Covell, Rebecca S. 3710 Rawlins Street #950 covellpc.com Law Offices of Adam Seidel, PC 214-396-9090 3710 Rawlins St., Ste. 950 adamseidel.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-443-0300 Dallas - 214-528-3344 (See Display Ad On Page 88) Plano - 972-312-1212 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Former Pres. Dallas Gay & Lesbian Bar

67 attorneys | criminal law - bed & breakfazt

West, Chad, PC Bakker, Jens Covell, Rebecca S. chadwestlaw.com Attorney at Law covellpc.com 900 W. Davis St. [email protected] 3710 Rawlins St., Ste. 950 214-509-7555 9616 Tarleton 214-443-0300 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-320-9870, 214-458-4415 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 88) (See Display Ad On Page 87) ATTORNEYS – DWI Abrams, Warren Van Wey, Kay L. Hall, Stephanie Attorney at Law Van Wey Law, PLLC Attorney at Law Board Certified – Criminal Law Texas Super Lawyer ladylawsah.com vanweylaw.com Texas Board Of Legal 4514 Cole Ave., Ste. 600 12720 Hillcrest Rd., Ste. 725 Specialization 214-522-3343 WarrenAbramsAttorney.com 214-329-1350 (See Display Ad On Page 88) 972-960-9040 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Womack, Jenny L PC ATTORNEYS – West, Chad, PC WomackAdoptions.com chadwestlaw.com 5050 Quorum Dr., Ste. 225 EMPLOYMENT LAW 900 W. Davis St. 214-935-3310 Law Office of Rob Wiley, PC 214-509-7555 robwiley.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 1825 Market Center Blvd, ATTORNEYS – WRONGFUL DEATH Ste. 385 ATTORNEYS – PROBATE 214-528-6500 Van Wey, Kay L. Burch, Lorie L. North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Van Wey Law, PLLC burch-law.com Texas Super Lawyer 7920 Beltline Rd., Ste. 750 ATTORNEYS – FAMILY LAW vanweylaw.com 972-385-0558 12720 Hillcrest Rd., Ste. 725 Hall, Stephanie North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-329-1350 Attorney at Law (See Display Ad On Page 88) North Texas GLBT Chamber Member ladylawsah.com 4514 Cole Ave., Ste. 600 Covell, Rebecca S. 214-522-3343 BARS covellpc.com (See Display Ad On Page 88) The 515 Bar 3710 Rawlins St., Ste. 950 515 S. Jennings Ave. 214-443-0300 Law Offices of Adam Seidel, PC Fort Worth, Texas 76104 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 817-338-0515 adamseidel.com (See Display Ad On Page 87) Dallas - 214-528-3344 BATH HOUSE | GYMS Plano - 972-312-1212 Johnson, Stephen Former Pres. Dallas Gay & Lesbian Club Dallas The Law Office of Stephen Johnson Bar Assoc. A private men’s club / sauna johnsonprobate.com theclubs.com 6060 North Central Expressway, 2616 Swiss Ave. ATTORNEYS – IMMIGRATION Ste. 560 214-821-1990 & NATIONALITY LAW 214-373-3770 Olinger, Lynn S. (See Display Ad On Page 89) Olinger Law PLLC ATTORNEYS – SURROGACY LSOLaw.com Midtowne Spa Womack, Jenny L PC midtowne.com 3710 Rawlins Street #950 WomackAdoptions.com 214-396-9090 2509 Pacific Ave. 5050 Quorum Dr., Ste. 225 214-821-8989 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-935-3310 (See Display Ad On Page 88) (See Display Ad On Page 104) ATTORNEYS – WILLS, BED & BREAKFAST ATTORNEYS – TRUSTS & ESTATE PERSONAL INJURY Fairfield Place PLANNING Bed & Breakfast Inn Abrams, Warren Burch, Lorie L. thefairfieldplace.com Attorney at Law Board Certified – burch-law.com 2221 Fairfield Ave., Personal Injury Trial Law 7920 Beltline Rd., Ste. 750 Shreveport LA Texas Board Of Legal Specialization 972-385-0558 318-848-7776 WarrenAbramsAttorney.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 89) 972-960-9040 (See Display Ad On Page 88)

68 bookkeeping - contact lenses

BOOKKEEPING SERVICES CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CHURCHES – CATHOLIC Sterling’s Bookkeeping North Texas GLBT Dignity Dallas & Tax Service Chamber of Commerce Catholic Mass for the sterlingstax.com Equaliy through business LGBT community 5418 St. Charles Ave.; development and advocacy. dignitydallas.net 214-330-4682 glbtchamber.com First Sunday | Interfaith Peace 923 W. Glade, Ste. C, Hurst.; 214-821-4528 Chapel at Cathedral of Hope 817-656-1454 972-729-9572 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member CHIROPRACTIC DOCTORS – (See Display Ad On Page 85) DC COMMUNITY CENTERS COREHEALTH Resource Center BROADWAY MUSICALS WELLNESS CENTER myresourcecenter.org Dallas Summer Peay, Eric Services at multiple locations. Musicals Box Office Doctor of Chiropractic Main office: 2701 Reagan St. dallassummermusicals.org Jones, Jason 214-528-0144 5959 Royal Ln., Ste. 542 Doctor of Chiropractic 214-691-7200 corehealthwellness.com COMPUTER SERVICES North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste. 650 & REPAIR (See Display Ad On Page 107) 214-219-3300 Half Price Geeks North Texas GLBT Chamber Member PC and MAC Repair BUS LINES (See Display Ad On Page 92) Onsite and Remote DART Computer Services dart.org Tutt, Steven J halfpricegeeks.com 214-979-1111 Doctor of Chiropractic 1-877-77-GEEKS (43357) (See Display Ad On Page 51, 90) drtuttdc.com 4245 Cedar Springs Rd. CONSIGNMENT CATERING 214-528-1900 Dulce Interior North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Fairfield Place Bed Consignment Showplace (See Display Ad On Page 4, 91) & Breakfast Inn 2914 Oak Lawn Ave. thefairfieldplace.com mydulce.com 2221 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport LA CHURCHES 214-219-5656 318-848-7776 Dignity Dallas (See Display Ad On Page 89) Catholic Mass for the LGBT community CONTACT LENSES dignitydallas.net Dishman, Keith OD Wendy Krispin Caterer First Sunday | Interfaith Peace 4560 W. Mockingbird Ln. Planning, creating and catering events Chapel at Cathedral of Hope 214-521-0929 from office lunches and casual dinners 972-729-9572 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member to wedding feats. (See Display Ad On Page 98) wendykrispincaterer.com 214-748-5559 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member

69 convention & visitors bureaus - disc jockeys

CONVENTION & VISITORS Norcostco Texas Costume The Pauer Group, LLC BUREAUS norcostco.com Randy Pauer Dallas Convention 1231 Wycliff, Ste. 300 Creating Exquisite Travel Memories & Visitors Bureau 214-630-4048 thepauergroup.com visitdallas.com/about/ (See Display Ad On Page 92) 972-241-2000 diverse-dallas/glbt North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 325 North St. Paul St., Ste. 700 COUNSELORS – COUPLES (See Display Ad On Page 92) 800-232-5527 Stonewall Behavioral (See Display Ad On Page 12, 54) Health - Candy Marcum DENTISTS “Where our Community Boyd, Carole Ann DDS, PC COSMETIC, PLASTIC & comes to talk” drboyd.net RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY stonewall-inc.com 4514 Cole Ave., Ste. 905 214-521-6261 Horizon Aesthetics 3625 North Hall, Ste. 1250 (See Display Ad On Page 93) Vein & Laser 214-521-1278 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member horizonlipo.com Terrell, Kevin DDS, PC 6020 W. Parker Rd., terrelldental.com Ste. 300, Plano COUNSELORS – LICENSED 2603 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 100 972-661-8884 PROFESSIONAL 214-329-1818 (See Display Ad On Page 100) Stonewall Behavioral North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Health - Candy Marcum (See Display Ad On Page 94) COSMETIC PROCEDURES “Where our Community Horizon Aesthetics comes to talk” DENTISTS – COSMETIC Vein & Laser stonewall-inc.com Boyd, Carole Ann DDS, PC horizonlipo.com 3625 North Hall, Ste. 1250 drboyd.net 6020 W. Parker Rd., 214-521-1278 4514 Cole Ave., Ste. 905 Ste. 300, Plano North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-521-6261 972-661-8884 (See Display Ad On Page 93) (See Display Ad On Page 100) Uptown Psychotherapy uptownpsychotherapy.com DENTISTS – Niroomand, Farhad MD, PA Beckman, Deborah MS, LPC, NCC Uptown Dermatology Myrick, Tim MEd, LPC, NCC PROSTHODONTISTS 4144 N Central Expwy. Ste. 855 4144 N. Central Expwy., Ste. 520 Boyd, Carole Ann DDS, PC 214-303-1102 214-824-2009 drboyd.net (See Display Ad On Page 92 4514 Cole Ave., Ste. 905 Pounders, Steven MD, PA 214-521-6261 (See Display Ad On Page 93) Primary Care Medicine • HIV Specialist CRUISES 3500 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 600 CruiseOne Dallas DISC JOCKEYS 214-520-8833 Doug Thompson DJ DELUXE PRODUCTIONS North Texas GLBT Chamber Member [email protected] (See Display Ad On Page 100) 214-254-4980 local Professional mobile 888-908-9420 toll free DJ music for parties, Vasquez, Jaime DO, PA bigDcruises.com weddings, fashion & Vasquez Clinic (See Display Ad Of Page 92) special events, karaoke vasquezclinic.com 214-823-1424 2929 Welborn St. George Owens Cruise Planners North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-528-1083 Specializing in cruises, land (See Display Ad On Page 103) and tour vacations cruisewithgeorge.com COSTUMES – MASQUERADE 817-280-9615 & THEATRICAL North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Dallas Costume Shoppe (See Display Ad On Page 92) dcshoppe.com 3905 Main St. 214-428-4613 (See Display Ad On Page 92)

70 driver services - fertility specialists

DRIVER SERVICES ELECTROLYSIS FAMILY PLANNING Premier Essential Services, LLC Dallas Electrolysis Clinic, Inc. Fertility Specialists of Texas Philip McCaffrey Permanent Hair Removal Jerald S. Goldstein, MD Transportation services electrolysisformen.com fertilitytexas.com with a reliable driver 214-766-8939 LGBTfertility.com premieressentialservices.com Locations in Dallas, 214-718-7127 Hair Today Gone Tomorrow Frisco, and Grapevine North Texas GLBT Chamber Member htgtelectrolysis.com 214-750-5500 4140 Lemmon Ave. Ste.134 (See Display Ad on Page 95) DRUG STORES 682-593-1442 Avita Drugs (See Display Ad On Page 94) FERTILITY – EGG DONORS Specialized Pharmacy The Donor Solution AvitaPharmacy.com ENTERTAINMENT The solution for 219 Sunset Ave., Ste. 118A DJ DELUXE PRODUCTIONS extraordinary egg donors 214-943-5187 or 877-943-5187 Professional mobile DJ music for thedonorsolution.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member parties, weddings, fashion & 713-827-0301 (See Display Ad On Page 3, 100) special events, karaoke 214-823-1424 FERTILITY RESOURCES DVD RENTALS & SALES North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Fertility Specialists of Texas Alternatives Jerald S. Goldstein, MD (Enter in rear behind New Fine Arts) EYEGLASSES fertilitytexas.com 1720 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dishman, Keith OD LGBTfertility.com 214-630-7071 4560 W. Mockingbird Ln. Locations in Dallas, (See Display Ad On Page 86) 214-521-0929 Frisco, and Grapevine North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-750-5500 EGG DONOR PROGRAMS (See Display Ad On Page 98) (See Display Ad on Page 95) Fertility Specialists of Texas fertilitytexas.com EVENT PLANNING FERTILITY SPECIALISTS Jerald S. Goldstein, MD Trifecta Event Management, 3 Sisters Surrogacy Locations in Dallas, LLC–Rebecca Hackl 3sisterssurrogacy.com Frisco, and Grapevine Ceating events witha purpose. 3333 Lee Parkway, Ste. 600 214-750-5500 trifectaeventmanagement.com 877-976-9483 (See Display Ad On Page 95) 214-414-0995 Fertility Specialists of Texas The Donor Solution FACILITIES Jerald S. Goldstein, MD The solution for Wendy Krispin Caterer fertilitytexas.com extraordinary egg donors Planning, creating and catering events LGBTfertility.com thedonorsolution.com from office lunches and casual dinners Locations in Dallas, 713-827-0301 to wedding feats. Frisco, and Grapevine wendykrispincaterer.com 214-750-5500 214-748-5559 (See Display Ad on Page 95) North Texas GLBT Chamber Member

71 financial advisory services - home loans

FINANCIAL ADVISORY FOOD BANKS HAIR REMOVAL SERVICES Resource Center Dallas Electrolysis Clinic, Inc H&R Block myresourcecenter.org Permanent Hair Removal hrblock.com Services at multiple locations. electrolysisformen.com Tax & Financial Services Main office: 2701 Reagan St. 214-766-8939 5610-C Lemmon Ave. 214-528-0144 214-943-7895 Hair Today Gone Tomorrow 2626 Howell St. | 214-468-9027 FOUNDATION EVALUATIONS The Atrium at Flower Mound 800-HRBLOCK (800-472-5625) Vannier Engineering 1001 Cross Timbers, Ste. 1310 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Foundation Evaluations Flower Mound, TX 75028 [email protected] 682-593-1442 Sherman, Judy S. CFBS 972-867-9750 (See Display Ad On Page 94) Nexus Advisors, LLC North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 10000 N. Central Expressway, HEATING & AIR Ste. 1200 FREIGHT CONDITIONING 1111 S Main St., Grapevine The UPS Store® Rescue Air Heating 817-366-1119 Cedar Springs #3812 and Cooling North Texas GLBT Chamber Member theupsstorelocal.com/3812 Providing residential (See Display Ad On Page 96) 3824 Cedar Springs Rd. HVAC installation, repair & 214-520-0005 maintenance, serving the Metroplex Turtle Creek Wealthcare (See Display Ad On Page 105) rescueair.com Doug Simmang 972-351-8307 turtlecreekwc.com The UPS Store® North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 13355 Noel Rd., Ste. 1100 Uptown #5022 800-680-6120 theupsstorelocal.com/5022 Jade Air 2633 McKinney Ave., Ste. 130 Conditioning & Heating FINANCIAL PLANNING 214-965-9226 jadeairdallas.com CONSULTANTS (See Display Ad On Page 105) 214-522-2805 Irvin, M. Angel (See Ad On Page 86) Farmers Insurance The UPS Store® Irvin Insurance & Financial Services Meadow & 75 #0355 HEPATITIS-C RESOURCES 14651 Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 110 theupsstorelocal.com/0355 Avita Drugs 972-367-6200 10455 N. Central Expwy., Specialized Pharmacy North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Ste. 109-B AvitaPharmacy.com (See Display Ad On Page 96) 214-692-7678 219 Sunset Ave., Ste. 118A (See Display Ad On Page 105) 214-943-5187 or 877-943-5187 Sherman, Judy S. CFBS North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Nexus Advisors, LLC The UPS Store® (See Display Ad On Page 3, 100) 10000 N. Central Expressway, Greenville & Caruth #3699 Ste. 1200 theupsstorelocal.com/3699 HOME IMPROVEMENTS 1111 S Main St., Grapevine 6119 Greenville Ave. Rescue Air Heating 817-366-1119 214-361-7353 and Cooling North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 105) Providing residential (See Display Ad On Page 96) HVAC installation, repair & FURNITURE maintenance, serving the Metroplex Turtle Creek Wealthcare Dulce Interior Consignment rescueair.com Doug Simmang Showplace 972-351-8307 turtlecreekwc.com 2914 Oak Lawn Ave. North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 13355 Noel Rd., Ste. 1100 mydulce.com (See Display Ad On Page 3, 100) 800-680-6120 214-219-5656 HOME LOANS Walker, Brian, MBA, CFP, RICP PrimeLending– The Prudential Insurance Company GREEN CARDS & FIANCE VISAS A PlainsCapital Co. of America Ron Watterson Olinger, Lynn S. prudential.com/us/brian.walker ronwatterson.com Olinger Law PLLC 214-259-2232 3500 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 150 LSOLaw.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-926-9583 3710 Rawlins St. #950 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-396-9090 (See Display Ad On Page 98) North Texas GLBT Chamber Member

72 home loans - insurance | business

Ramirez, Armando INSURANCE Uptown Dallas Loan Officer NMLS 740130 Campbell, Todd Insurance Agency Supreme Lending Farmers Insurance Home | Auto | Business mandoramirez.supremelending.com A full service agency offering: uptowndallasins.com [email protected] auto, home, life, and commercial We represent multiple companies 214-263-5507 Matthew Byrd, Marketing Director 214-871-3145 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member farmersagent.com/tcampbell2 (See Display Ad On Page 96) 214-420-7500 INDEPENDENT LIVING INSURANCE – AUTO Alternative Living Choices Irvin, M. Angel Campbell, Todd Independent & Assisted Living, Farmers Insurance Farmers Insurance Memory & Residential Care Irvin Insurance & Financial Services A full service agency offering: Home Communities 14651 Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 110 auto, home, life, and commercial alternativelivingchoices.org 972-367-6200 Matthew Byrd, Marketing Director 214-402-3552 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member farmersagent.com/tcampbell2 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 96) 214-420-7500

INFERTILITY TREATMENTS Kelly, James Steven Graves Fertility Specialists of Texas Farmers Insurance Insurance Agency [email protected] Jerald S. Goldstein, MD stevengravesinsurance.com 214-912-8830 fertilitytexas.com 11300 N Central Expressway (See Display Ad On Page 96) LGBTfertility.com Ste 602 Locations in Dallas, 214-599-0808 Frisco, and Grapevine Alex Long Agency North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-750-5500 Allstate Insurance (See Display Ad On Page 2, 97) (See Display Ad on Page 95) Allstateagencies.com/AlexLong 3435 N. Beltline Rd, Ste. 119 Uptown Dallas INKS & TONERS 972-570-7000 Insurance Agency North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Good Graphics Home | Auto | Business (See Display Ad On Page 96) uptowndallasins.com Inks & Toners We represent multiple companies GoodGraphicsInk.com 214-871-3145 972-679-9495 Steven Graves (See Display Ad On Page 96) Insurance Agency stevengravesinsurance.com INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE – BUSINESS & TRAINING 11300 N Central Expressway Ste 602 Steven Graves Half Price Geeks 214-599-0808 Insurance Agency PC and MAC Repair stevengravesinsurance.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Onsite and Remote Computer Services 11300 N Central Expressway halfpricegeeks.com (See Display Ad On Page 2, 97) Ste 602 1-877-77-GEEKS (43357) 214-599-0808 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 2, 97)

73 insurance | business - marketing & creative services

Uptown Dallas Kelly, James LAWN CARE SERVICES Insurance Agency Farmers Insurance Maya Tree & Home | Auto | Business [email protected] Lawn Maintenance uptowndallasins.com 214-912-8830 Tree Trimming Complete Removals We represent multiple companies (See Display Ad On Page 96) mayatreeservice.com 214-871-3145 214-924-7058 | 214-770-2435 (See Display Ad On Page 96) Steven Graves (See Display Ad On Page 98) Insurance Agency INSURANCE – HEALTH stevengravesinsurance.com LEGAL ADVOCACY Steven Graves 11300 N Central Expressway Lambda Legal Defense Insurance Agency Ste 602 & Education Fund, stevengravesinsurance.com 214-599-0808 South Central | lambdalegal.org 11300 N Central Expressway North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste. 500 Ste 602 (See Display Ad On Page 2, 97) 214-219-8585 214-599-0808 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Walker, Brian, MBA, CFP, RICP (See Display Ad On Page 2, 97) The Prudential Insurance LUBES & LOTIONS Company of America Alternatives INSURANCE – HOME prudential.com/us/brian.walker (Enter in rear behind New Fine Arts) Campbell, Todd 214-259-2232 1720 W. Mockingbird Ln. Farmers Insurance North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-630-7071 A full service agency offering: (See Display Ad On Page 86) auto, home, life, and commercial INSURANCE – RV & BOAT Matthew Byrd, Marketing Director Kelly, James MAILBOX SERVICES farmersagent.com/tcampbell2 Farmers Insurance The UPS Store® 214-420-7500 [email protected] Cedar Springs #3812 214-912-8830 theupsstorelocal.com/3812 Steven Graves (See Display Ad On Page 96) 3824 Cedar Springs Rd. Insurance Agency 214-520-0005 stevengravesinsurance.com IVF TREATMENT CENTERS (See Display Ad On Page 105) 11300 N Central Expressway Fertility Specialists of Texas Ste 602 Jerald S. Goldstein, MD The UPS Store® 214-599-0808 fertilitytexas.com Uptown #5022 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member LGBTfertility.com theupsstorelocal.com/5022 (See Display Ad On Page 2, 97) Locations in Dallas, 2633 McKinney Ave., Ste. 130 Frisco, and Grapevine 214-965-9226 Uptown Dallas 214-750-5500 (See Display Ad On Page 105) Insurance Agency (See Display Ad on Page 95) Home | Auto | Business The UPS Store® uptowndallasins.com JEWELRY Meadow & 75 #0355 We represent multiple companies theupsstorelocal.com/0355 214-871-3145 Aura Diamonds 10455 N. Central Expwy., (See Display Ad On Page 96) at the World Trade Center Ste. 109-B By appointment only. 214-692-7678 INSURANCE – LIFE DesignsByAura.com (See Display Ad On Page 105) Campbell, Todd 2050 N. Stemmons Fwy., Farmers Insurance Ste. 7054 The UPS Store® A full service agency offering: 214-389-2323 Greenville & Caruth #3699 auto, home, life, and commercial theupsstorelocal.com/3699 Matthew Byrd, Marketing Director LASER HAIR REMOVAL 6119 Greenville Ave. farmersagent.com/tcampbell2 Horizon Aesthetics 214-361-7353 214-420-7500 Vein & Laser (See Display Ad On Page 105) Irvin, M. Angel horizonlipo.com 6020 W. Parker Rd., Farmers Insurance MARKETING & Irvin Insurance & Financial Services Ste. 300, Plano CREATIVE SERVICES 14651 Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 110 972-661-8884 Digital Seltzer 972-367-6200 (See Display Ad On Page 101) Mobile Website Development North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Desktop Website Development (See Display Ad On Page 96) DigitalSeltzer.com 214-754-8710

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TNT Promotions DFWGaylive.com MENTAL HEALTH tntpromos.biz LGBT Events Calendar COUNSELORS Marsha Thomas 214-620-0716 Uptown Psychotherapy Promotional Products uptownpsychotherapy.com and Trade Show Services KERA Public Radio, Beckman, Deborah MS, LPC, NCC 214-213-7161 Television, Web Myrick, Tim MEd, LPC, NCC North Texas GLBT Chamber Member kera.org 4144 N. Central Expwy., Ste. 520 3000 Harry Hines Blvd. 214-824-2009 MASSAGE THERAPISTS – 972-263-3151 (See Display Ad On Page 92) LICENSED COREHEALTH KNON 89.3 FM MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS CENTER The Voice Of The People knon.org RESOURCES Peay, Eric Avita Drugs Doctor of Chiropractic 11311 N. Central Expwy. Ste. 105 Specialized Pharmacy Jones, Jason 214-828-9500 AvitaPharmacy.com Doctor of Chiropractic corehealthwellness.com National Gay Media Association 219 Sunset Ave., Ste. 118A 3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste. 650 America’s Leading LGBT 214-943-5187 or 877-943-5187 214-219-3300 Newspaper Publishers North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Representing the best of the North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display ad On Page 3, 100) (See Display Ad On Page 92) best in LGBT media nationalgaymediaassociation.com MOBILE MEDIA 908-232-2021 Nailicious Unique by Nature Digital Seltzer Nails | Waxing | Massage | Reflexology Refresh Your Digital Brand OUT North Texas 3410 Oak Lawn Ave | nailicious.com Mobile Website Development outntx.com 214-559-3997 Desktop Website Development 1825 Market Center Blvd, DigitalSeltzer.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Ste. 240 214-754-8710 214-754-8710 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Tutt, Steven J. North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 10) Doctor of Chiropractic drtuttdc.com 4245 Cedar Springs Rd. Pride Radio DFW MORTGAGE – REFINANCE 214-528-1900 prideradiodfw.com PrimeLending KPRD 102.9 KDMX HD2 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member A PlainsCapital Co. (See Display Ad On Page 4, 91) 14001 North Dallas Parkway, Ron Watterson Ste. 300 ronwatterson.com 214-866-8000 MEDIA 3500 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 150 Dallas Voice 214-926-9583 Rivendell - the Gay Media The Premiere Media Source North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Company! For LGBT Texas (See Display Ad On Page 98) DallasVoice.com www.rivendellmedia.com 1825 Market Center Blvd, Ste. 240 908-232-2021 214-754-8710

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Ramirez, Armando OPTOMETRISTS Gordon, John Loan Officer NMLS 740130 Dishman, Keith OD Certified Personal Trainer Supreme Lending 4560 W. Mockingbird Ln. JMGFitness.com mandoramirez.supremelending.com 214-521-0929 214-395-7846 [email protected] North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 99) 214-263-5507 (See Display Ad On Page 98) North Texas GLBT Chamber Member PHARMACIES PACKING SUPPLIES Avita Drugs MOVERS Fantastic Moves Specialized Pharmacy Fantastic Moves FantasticMoves.com AvitaPharmacy.com FantasticMoves.com 10610 Metric Ste. 175 219 Sunset Ave., Ste. 118A 10610 Metric, Ste. 175 214-349-6683 (MOVE) 214-943-5187 or 877-943-5187 214-349-6683 (MOVE) (See Display Ad On Page 98) North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 98) (See Display Ad On Page 3, 100) PASSPORT SERVICES NEWSPAPERS Passport And Visa Express PHARMACEUTICAL Dallas Voice flyingpassport,com CONSULTANTS The Premiere Media Source 850 Central Parkway East, Avita Drugs For LGBT Texas Ste. 155 Specialized Pharmacy DallasVoice.com 972-516-6600 AvitaPharmacy.com 1825 Market Center Blvd, Ste. 240 219 Sunset Ave., Ste. 118A 214-754-8710 PAYROLL SERVICES 214-943-5187 or 877-943-5187 Aishman, Rick PC North Texas GLBT Chamber Member National Gay Media Association Phipps, Tom (See Display Ad On Page 3, 100) America’s Leading LGBT 3625 N. Hall St., Ste. 1250 Newspaper Publishers Representing 214-520-7363 the best of the best in LGBT media PHOTOGRAPHERS nationalgaymediaassociation.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Terry Thompson Photography 908-232-2021 (See Display Ad On Page 85) TerryThompsonPhotography.com 1001 Belleview St., Dallas NAIL SALONS Sterling’s Bookkeeping 214-629-7663 & Tax Service (See Display Ad On Page 99) Nailicious Unique by Nature sterlingstax.com Nails | Waxing | Massage | Reflexology nailicious.com 5418 St. Charles Ave.; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 3410 Oak Lawn Ave 214-330-4682 Tutt, Steven J 214-559-3997 923 W. Glade, Ste. C, Hurst.; Doctor of Chiropractic North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 817-656-1454 drtuttdc.com North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 4245 Cedar Springs Rd. (See Display Ad On Page 85) NUTRITIONAL 214-528-1900 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member CONSULTATION PEACE CORPS (See Display Ad On Page 4, 91) Sundrops Vitamins & Nutrition Peace Corps sundrops.com Peace Corps – Want to make a PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS – 4306 N. Central Expwy. difference? Serve as a couple with 214-521-0550 COSMETIC the Peace Corps Horizon Aesthetics peacecorps.gov/samesexcouples NUTRITIONAL Vein & Laser 214.253.5426 horizonlipo.com SUPPLEMENTS (See Display Ad On Page 98) 6020 W. Parker Rd., Sundrops Vitamins & Nutrition Ste. 300, Plano sundrops.com PERSONAL TRAINERS 972-661-8884 4306 N. Central Expwy. COREHEALTH (See Display Ad On Page 101) 214-521-0550 WELLNESS CENTER Peay, Eric Vasquez, Jaime DO, PA OPTICAL GOODS Doctor of Chiropractic Vasquez Clinic Dishman, Keith OD Jones, Jason vasquezclinic.com 4560 W. Mockingbird Ln. Doctor of Chiropractic 2929 Welborn St. 214-521-0929 corehealthwellness.com 214-528-1083 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste. 650 (See Display Ad On Page 103) (See Display Ad On Page 98) 214-219-3300 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 92)

76 physicians & surgeons | cosmetic - hiv specialists

PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS – Philips, Kay L. MD Daly, Patrick W. MD DERMATOLOGY Internal Medicine Internal/HIV Medicine Niroomand, Farhad MD, PA Dallas Diagnostic Association More than 25+ years experience A Baylor-HealthTexas Affiliate Uptown Dermatology 3629 Fairmount St. ddadoctors.com/Providers/Pages/ 214-526-3566 4144 N Central Expwy. Ste. 855 philips.aspx 214-303-1102 9101 N. Central Expwy., Ste. 300 Graneto, Donald MD 214-363-2305 PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS – Uptown Physicians Group 4144 N Central Expressway, FAMILY PRACTICE Pounders, Steven MD, PA Ste. 750 Leary, Edison APRN, FNP-C Primary Care Medicine • HIV Specialist 214-303-1033 Uptown Physicians Group 3500 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 600 (See Display Ad On Back Cover) 4144 N Central Expressway, 214-520-8833 Ste. 750 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Klappholz, Eric ANP-C 214-303-1033 (See Display Ad On Page 101) Uptown Physicians Group (See Display Ad On Back Cover) 4144 N Central Expressway, Uptown Physicians Group Ste. 750 Philips, Kay L. MD 4144 N Central Expressway, 214-303-1033 Internal Medicine Ste. 750 (See Display Ad On Back Cover) Dallas Diagnostic Association 214-303-1033 A Baylor-HealthTexas Affiliate (See Display Ad On Back Cover) Leary, Edison APRN, FNP-C ddadoctors.com/Providers/Pages/ philips.aspx Uptown Physicians Group Vasquez, Jaime DO, PA 4144 N Central Expressway, 9101 N. Central Expwy., Ste. 300 Vasquez Clinic 214-363-2305 Ste. 750 vasquezclinic.com 214-303-1033 2929 Welborn St. (See Display Ad On Back Cover) Uptown Physicians Group 214-528-1083 4144 N Central Expressway, (See Display Ad On Page 103) Ste. 750 Lee, David MD Uptown Physicians Group 214-303-1033 PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS – (See Display Ad On Back Cover) 4144 N Central Expressway, HIV SPECIALISTS Ste. 750 PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS – AIDS Arms, Inc. 214-303-1033 aidsarms.org (See Display Ad On Back Cover) GENERAL PRACTICE 351 West Jefferson Blvd., Graneto, Donald MD Ste. 300 Pounders, Steven MD, PA Uptown Physicians Group 214-521-5191 Primary Care Medicine • HIV Specialist 4144 N Central Expressway, North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 3500 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 600 Ste. 750 214-520-8833 214-303-1033 Allen, Brady MD North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Back Cover) Uptown Physicians Group (See Display Ad On Page 101) 4144 N Central Expressway, Ste. 750 214-303-1033 (See Display Ad On Back Cover)

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Scott, Danny Alan The UPS Store® TAX CONSULTANTS Broker/Owner Cedar Springs #3812 Aishman, Rick PC Scottwood Realty, L.L.C. theupsstorelocal.com/3812 Phipps, Tom [email protected] 3824 Cedar Springs Rd. 3625 N. Hall St., Ste. 1250 972-588-8304 214-520-0005 214-520-7363 (See Display Ad On Page 105) North Texas GLBT Chamber Member REAL ESTATE – FOR SALE (See Display Ad On Page 85) Stoll, Tim The UPS Store® Keller Williams Realty Uptown #5022 Allen, Ron CPA The Agent You Can Trust. theupsstorelocal.com/5022 ronallencpa.com thinkdallas.com 2633 McKinney Ave., Ste. 130 [email protected] 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd, Ste. 222 214-965-9226 2909 Cole Ave., Ste. 119 214-868-2959 [email protected] (See Display Ad On Page 105) 214-954-0042 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member North Texas GLBT Chamber Member (See Display Ad On Page 105) The UPS Store® (See Display Ad On Page 84) Meadow & 75 #0355 REAL ESTATE – SERVICES theupsstorelocal.com/0355 Sterling’s Bookkeeping Republic Title of Texas, Inc. 10455 N. Central Expressway, & Tax Service republictitle.com Ste. 109-B sterlingstax.com 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd. Ste. 101 214-692-7678 5418 St. Charles Ave.; 214-528-8916 (See Display Ad On Page 105) 214-330-4682 923 W. Glade, Ste. C, Hurst.; REHABILITATION SERVICES The UPS Store® 817-656-1454 Tutt, Steven J. Greenville & Caruth #3699 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Doctor of Chiropractic theupsstorelocal.com/3699 (See Display Ad On Page 85) drtuttdc.com 6119 Greenville Ave. 4245 Cedar Springs Rd. 214-361-7353 TAX RETURN PREPARATION 214-528-1900 (See Display Ad On Page 105) Aishman, Rick PC (See Display Ad On Page 4, 91) Phipps, Tom SOCIAL MEDIA 3625 N. Hall St., Ste. 1250 RELOCATION SERVICES MANAGEMENT 214-520-7363 Alternative Living Choices Dallas Voice Social Media North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Independent & Assisted Living, Management (See Display Ad On Page 85) Memory & Residential Care It’s time to take your content marketing Home Communities to the next level. We deliver engaging Allen, Ron CPA alternativelivingchoices.org content to drive measurable results. ronallencpa.com 214-402-3552 dallasvoice.com/socialmedia [email protected] North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 214-754-8710 ext. 123 2909 Cole Ave., Ste. 119 214-954-0042 RESIDENTIAL CARE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Alternative Living Choices Vannier Engineering (See Display Ad On Page 84) Independent & Assisted Living, Foundation Evaluations Memory & Residential Care [email protected] Greer, Tom A., CPA Home Communities 972-867-9750 Tax Professional | QuickBooks Trainer alternativelivingchoices.org North Texas GLBT Chamber Member [email protected] 214-402-3552 214-998-0916 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member SUNGLASSES North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Dishman, Keith OD (See Display Ad On Page 85) RIDE SHARE 4560 W. Mockingbird Ln. DART 214-521-0929 H&R Block dart.org North Texas GLBT Chamber Member Tax & Financial Services 214-979-1111 (See Display Ad On Page 98) hrblock.com (See Display Ad On Page 51, 90) 5610-C Lemmon Ave. SURROGACY 214-443-7895 SHIPPING AND RECEIVING 3 Sisters Surrogacy 2626 Howell St. | 214-468-9027 Fantastic Moves 3sisterssurrogacy.com 800-HRBLOCK (800-472-5625) FantasticMoves.com 3333 Lee Parkway, Ste. 600 North Texas GLBT Chamber Member 10610 Metric Ste. 175 877-976-9483 214-349-6683 (MOVE) (See Display Ad On Page 98)

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108 AIDS HOTLINE Elm Street Center WHITE ROCK 214-559-2437 821 N. Elm St. Denton, 76201 FRIENDS MINISTRY 940-381-1501 ext. 5000 9353 Garland Rd. AIDS SERVICES Collin County Center Dallas, 75218 972-424-1480 214-320-0043 2450 K Avenue, Ste. 500 WhiteRockChurch.info AHF DALLAS Plano, 75074 WELLNESS CENTER HealthNTx.org UT SOUTHWESTERN AIDS 7777 Forest Lane, Ste. B122 PREVENTION PROJECT Dallas, 75230 LEGACY COUNSELING 972-383-1060 8150 Brookdrive Dr., Ste. 400 CENTER & LEGACY Dallas, 75247 AIDS ARMS INC. FOUNDERS COTTAGE 469-291-2800 4054 McKinney, Ste.102 351 W. Jefferson Blvd., Ste. 300 Dallas, 75204 Dallas, 75208 EDUCATION 214-520-6308 214-521-5191 LegacyCares.org AIDSArms.org DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY 1515 Young St. AIDS INTERFAITH NETWORK LEGAL HOSPICE OF TEXAS Dallas, 75201 1825 Market Center Blvd. 2707 N. Stemmons Fwy., 214-670-1400 Ste. 550, Ste. 120 DallasLibrary2.org Dallas, 75207 Dallas, 75207 214-521-6622 AIDSInterfaithNetwork.org LEAP LegalHospice.org 4123 Cedar Springs Road AIDS OUTREACH CENTER Ste. 1206 400 N. Beach St. NELSON-TEBEDO HEALTH Dallas, 75219 Fort Worth, 76111 RESOURCE CENTER 214-821-4528 817-335-1994 4012 Cedar Springs Road GLBTLeap.org AOC.org Dallas, 75219 214-528-2336 LESBIAN, GAY, AMELIA COURT MyResourceCenter.org BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, 1936 Amelia Court QUESTIONING and ALLY NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS HIV Dallas, 75235 PROGRAM at UT ARLINGTON 214-590-5647 PLANNING COUNCIL E.H. Hereford University Center, AOC.org 1101 S. Main Ste. 2500 Lower Level, B150 Box 19353 Fort Worth, 76104 Arlington, 76019 AIDS SERVICES OF DALLAS 817-321-4743 817-272-2099 400 S. Zang Blvd. NoTexasAIDS.org UTA.edu/lgbtqa P.O. Box 4338 Dallas, 75208 POSITIVE VOICES COALITION OUT@COLLIN COUNTY 1101 Main St., Ste. 2500 214-941-0523 COMMUNITY COLLEGE Fort Worth, 76104 AIDSDallas.org 214-991-7851 817-321-4742 Out.Collin.edu GREG DOLLGENER NoTexasAIDS.org MEMORIAL AIDS FUND, INC SOUTHERN METHODIST 901 Mossvin Drive RESOURCE CENTER 2701 Reagan UNIVERSITY ALLIES Plano, 75023 PROGRAM 972-743-6323 P.O. Box 190896 Dallas, 75219 3140 Dyer Ste. 313 Dallas, 75205 HEALTH SERVICES 214-528-0144 MyResourceCenter.org 214-768-4796 OF NORTH TEXAS SMU.edu/WomenAndLGBTCenter 4308/4310 Mesa Drive RESOURCE CENTER Denton, 76207 SPECTRUM 940-381-1501 FOOD PANTRY 5450 Denton Dr. Cut Off 3140 Dyer Ste. 313 Denton South Center Dallas, 75275 3537 South I-35, suite 210 Dallas, 75235 214-521-3398 214-768-4792 Denton, 76210 People.SMU.edu/Spectrum 940-381-2313

109 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH NEW TEXAS STONEWALL DEMOCRATS OF TEXAS ALLY PROGRAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DENTON COUNTY 940-565-2589 P.O. Box 190137 2012 Jasmine Valley Drive [email protected] Dallas,75219 Little Elm, 75068 214-526-3214(x101) 972-890-3834 MEDIA NTSO.org info@stonewall democrats ofdentoncounty.org DALLAS VOICE TURTLE CREEK CHORALE StonewallDemocrats 1825 Market Center Blvd., 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., OfDentoncounty.org Ste. 240 Ste. 306 Dallas, 75207 Dallas, 75219 TARRANT COUNTY 214-754-8710 214-526-3214 ext. 101 STONEWALL DEMOCRTAS DallasVoice.com TurtleCreek.org 7016 Hawaii Lane GAY & LESBIAN ALLIANCE Fort Worth, 76016 AGAINST DEFAMATION WOMEN’S CHORUS 817-913-8743 1800-GAY MEDIA OF DALLAS TarrantStonewall.org [email protected] 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Ste. 210 GLAAD.org Dallas, 75219, 214-520-7828 PROFESSIONAL [email protected] LAMBDA WEEKLY TWCD.org ALLIANCE OF DESIGN GLBT talk radio show PROFESSIONALS KNON 89.3 FM POLITICAL 214-526-2085 11311 N. Central Exprwy. Dallas, 75243 DALLAS STONEWALL DALLAS GAY AND LESBIAN LambdaWeekly.com YOUNG DEMOCRATS BAR ASSOCIATION 4420 Dickason Ave., Apt. 1202 214-540-4460 NATIONAL GAY Dallas, 75219 [email protected] MEDIA ASSOCIATION DallasSYD.org DGLBA.org 214-242-6863 | 908-323-2021 NationalGayMediaAssociation.com LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF GLOBE DALLAS COUNTY P.O. Box 50961 OUT NORTH TEXAS P.O. Box 541713 Dallas 75250 1825 Market Center Blvd., Dallas, 75354-1719 972-308-7233 Ste. 240 LPDallas.org [email protected] Dallas, 75207 FedGlobe.org 214-754-8710 LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS OUTntx.com OF DALLAS LAMBDA PRIDE LogCabin.org/Chapter/ TOASTMASTERS PRIDE RADIO— Texas-Dallas 2701 Reagan I HEART MEDIA Facebook: Log Cabin Dallas 75219 14001 N. Dallas Parkway, Republicans of Dallas 214-957-2011 Ste. 300 [email protected] Dallas, 75240 METROPLEX REPUBLICANS 214-866-8000 MetroplexRepublicans.com LEADERSHIP LAMBDA PrideRadioDFW.com/main.html. TOASTMASTERS STONEWALL DEMOCRATS info@leadershiplambda. MUSIC OF DALLAS freetoasthoast.com OAK LAWN P.O. Box 192305 LeadershipLambda. SYMPHONIC BAND Dallas, 75219 toastmastersclb.org P.O. Box 191677 214-506-DEMS (3367) Dallas, 75219 StonewallDemocratsOfDallas.org LGBT LAW SECTION OF THE 469-616-0138 STATE BAR OF TEXAS [email protected] LGBTLawTx.com 800-204-2222 ext. 1420

110 NORTH TEXAS GLBT JOHN THOMAS GAY AND COUPLES METRO DALLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LESBIAN COMMUNITY PO Box 192116 4123 Cedar Springs Road, CENTER Dallas, 75219 Ste. 1206 2701 Reagan St. 214-521-5342 ext. 1764 Dallas, 75219 Dallas, 75219 CouplesMetroDallas.com 214-821-GLBT 214-528-9254 GLBTChamber.org MyResourceCenter.org DAMN P.O Box, 190869 Dallas 75219 OUT & EQUAL DFW GAY AND LESBIAN 214-521-5342 ext. 1739 Outandequal.org/dallas-fort- FUND FOR DALLAS [email protected] [email protected] GLFD.org DAMNmen.org 214-421-8177 SERVICES [email protected] DALLAS BEARS P.O. Box 191223 BLACK TIE DINNER, INC. HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE Dallas 75219 3824 Cedar Springs, No. 335 OF NORTH TEXAS 214-521-5342 ext. 2943 Dallas, 75219-3737 2801 Swiss Ave. DallasBears.org 972-865-2239 Dallas, 75204 BlackTie.org 214-855-0520 DFW FUSE 214-540-4435 [email protected] [email protected] DALLAS SOUTHERN PRIDE DFWFuse.com 1816 Peabody Ave. LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE Dallas, 75215 AND EDUCATION FUND, DISCIPLINE CORPS 214-405-5475 SOTHWEST REGION P.O. Box 190838 DallasSouthernPride.com 3500 Oak Lawn, Ste. 500 Dallas, 75219 Dallas, 75219 214-521-5342 ext. 1731 COALITION FOR 214-219-8585 [email protected] AGING LGBT - DFW lambdalegal.org disciplinecorps.com 214-577-7976 CFA.com SOS - SURVIVORS EAST TEXAS PFLAG P.O. Box 130703 OFFERING SUPPORT Tyler, 75713 DALLAS/FORT WORTH 2701 Reagan St. 903-330-8901 FEDERAL CLUB Dallas, 75219 P.O. Box 191153 YouCaring.com FIREDANCERS Dallas, 75219 [email protected] 214-428-3332 TARRANT COUNTY GAY PRIDE firedancers.org DFWFederalClub.org WEEK ASSOCIATION [email protected] FRISCO PRIDE DALLAS GAY AND TCGPWA.org P.O. Box 190856 LESBIAN ALLIANCE Dallas, 75219 P.O. Box 190712 469-324-4123 SOCIAL FriscoPride.com Dallas, 75219 214-528-0144 BATTALION MOTORCYCLE GRAY PRIDE [email protected] P.O. Box 190603 GLBT Aging Interest Network, DGLA.com Dallas, 75219 Educational & Social Organization [email protected] for GLBT Seniors DALLAS TAVERN GUILD BattalionMC.com 2701 Reagan St. P.O. Box 192608 Dallas, 75219 CLASSIC CHASSIS CAR CLUB Dallas, 75219 214-528-0144 PO Box 225463 214-571-1073 Dallas, 75222 IMPERIAL COURT DE FORT [email protected] 214-446-0606 WORTH / ARLINGTON INC. DallasPride.org [email protected] [email protected] ClassicChassis.com ICFWA.org

111 JEWEL RAINBOW GARDEN CLUB ASCENSION LUTHERAN 214-540-GIRL P.O. Box 226811 CHURCH [email protected] Dallas, 75222 4230 Buckingham Road 214-941-8114 Garland, 75042 LEATHER KNIGHTS [email protected] [email protected] P.O. Box 190334 RainbowGardenClub.com AscensionTexas.org Dallas, 75219 214-395-8460 RAINBOW ROUNDUP BETHANY LeatherKnights.org [email protected] PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH rrup.org 4523 Cedar Springs Road LVL/PWA CAMPOUT Dallas, 75235 Rick: [email protected] REAL LIVE CONNECTION- 214-528-4084 LVLPWA.com TEEN PRIDE [email protected] 469-666-7325 MEN OF ALL COLORS rlc365.org CATHEDRAL OF LIGHT P.O. Box 190611 2570 Valley View Lane Dallas, 75219 SAVVY SINGLES NEWS DFW Farmers Branch, 75234 214-521-4765 Singles.meetup.com/2049 972-245-6520 [email protected] [email protected] SPECTRUM COLight.org NATIONAL LEATHER MOTORCYCLE CLUB ASSOCIATION-DALLAS CELEBRATION 214-289-1179 P.O. Box 190432 Spectrum-MRC.com COMMUNITY CHURCH Dallas, 75219 908 Pennsylvania Ave. [email protected] STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Fort Worth, 16104 NLA-Dallas.org 817-335-3222 DALLAS/FORT WORTH [email protected] Groups.yahoo.com/group/ ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Celebration-Community-Church.com sindallasftworth 10675 East Northwest Hwy., dalmusl@yahoo,com Ste. 2600B CELEBRATION ON THE LAKE Dallas, 75238 9120 S. Hwy. 198 UNITED BLACK ELLUMENT 214-662-4706 Maybank, 75147 3116 Commerce St. [email protected] 903-451-2302 Dallas, 75226 Once-In-A–Blue-Moon.org COTLChurch.org 214-760-9718 UBEDallas.org PEGASUS SQUARES CONGREGATION LGBT Square Dancing UNITED COURT OF THE BETH EL BINAH 214-444-9696 11211 Preston Road LONE STAR EMPIRE [email protected] Dallas, 75230 PO BOX 190865 PegasusSquares.com 214-500-8304 Dallas, 75219 [email protected] DallasCourt.org POZ DALLAS BethElBinah.org [email protected] VALOR LATINO CROSSROADS 214-540-4430 PROJECT TAG COMMUNITY CHURCH fax: 469-730-3226 (Tyler Area Gays) 2800 Routh St. (at Howell) [email protected] 5701 Old Bullard Road, Ste. 96 Dallas, 75201 ValorDallas.com Tyler, 75703 214-520-9090 903-312-2081 [email protected] WOMEN OF DISTINCTION TylerAreaGays.com CrossroadsCommunityChurch.us Twitter.com/WODDallas PRIME TIMERS OF DALLAS/ DIGNITY DALLAS FORT WORTH SPIRITUALITY 972-729-9572 PO Box 191101 DignityDallas.net Dallas, 75219 AGAPE MCC 972-504-8866 4615 E. California Pkwy. [email protected] (S.E. Loop 820) Fort Worth, 76119 817-535-5002 AgapeMCC.com

112 EAST DALLAS HORIZON UNITARIAN NORTHAVEN UNITED CHRISTIAN CHURCH UNIVERSALIST CHURCH METHODIST CHURCH P.O. Box 710329, Dallas, 75371 1641 W. Hebron Pkwy. 11211 Preston Road 629 North Peak St. Carrollton, 75010 Dallas, 75230 Dallas, 75246 972-492-4940 214-363-2479 214-824-8185 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] HorizonUU.org Northaven.org EDCC.org INTERFAITH MINDFUL OAK LAWN UNITED EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. MINISTRIES: AWAKENING METHODIST CHURCH THOMAS THE APOSTLE HEART 3014 Oak Lawn Ave. 6525 Inwood Road P.O. Box 863961 Dallas, 75219 Dallas, 75209 Plano, 75086 214-521-5197 214-352-0140 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] InterMindful.com TheDoubter.org PATHWAYS CHURCH KESSLER PARK UNITED UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF LOVE METHODIST CHURCH 481Harwood OUTREACH CHURCH 1215 Turner Ave. Hurst, 76054 901 Bonnie Brae Ave. Dallas, 75208 817-803-5941 Fort Worth, 76111 214-942-0098 PathwaysUU.org 817-921-5683 kpumc.org FOLOchurch.org PROMISE UNITED CHURCH LESBIAN & GAY UNITARIANS OF CHRIST FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH 214-691-4300 2527 W. Colorado Blvd. OF DALLAS Dallas, 75211 4015 Normandy Ave. LIVING FAITH 214-623-8400 Dallas, 75205 COVENANT CHURCH PromiseUCC.org 214-528-3990 3403 Shelley Blvd. DallasUU.org Dallas, 75211 ST. FRANCIS 972-546-0543 ANGLICAN CHURCH THE GATHERING PLACE LivingFaithDFW.org 3838 Walnut Hill Lane 500 Furlong Drive Dallas, 75229 Dallas, 75211 LUTHERANS CONCERNED 214-351-1401 214-643-3250 6411 LBJ Frwy. Dallas, 75240 TheGatheringDallas.org 214-855-4998 ST STEPHEN UNITED [email protected] METHODIST CHURCH GRACE UNITED ReconcilingWorks.org 2520 Oates Drive METHODIST CHURCH Mesquite, 75150 4105 Junius St. (at Haskell) METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY 972-279-3112 Dallas, 75246 CHURCH OF GREATER DALLAS GBGM-UMC.org/StStephen 214-824-2533 1840 Hutton Drive, Ste. 100 [email protected] Carrollton, 75006 TRINITY MCC GraceUMCDallas.org 972-243-0761 MCCGD.org 933 E. Ave. J Grand Prairie, 75050 GREENLAND HILLS UNITED MIDWAY HILLS 817-265-5454 METHODIST CHURCH CHRISTIAN CHURCH TrinityMCC.org 5835 Penrose Ave. 11001 Midway Road Dallas, 75206 Dallas, 75229 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST 214-826-2020 214-352-4841 CHURCH OF OAK CLIFF GreenlandHills.org [email protected] 3839 West Kiest MidwayHills.org Dallas, 75203 HARVEST MCC [email protected] 725 North Elm St. UNITY CHURCH OakCliffUU.org Denton, 76201 OF CHRISTIANITY 940-484-6159 3425 Greenville Ave. HarvestMCC.org Dallas, 75206 214-826-5683 DallasUnity.org

113 WHITE ROCK RAINBOW ROLLERS FAMILY PRIDE COALITION COMMUNITY CHURCH BOWLING LEAGUE 817-881-3949 9353 Garland Rd. 817-540-0303 Dallas, 75218 rainbow_rollers_league GAY AND LESBIAN ANGER 214-320-0043 @yahoo.com MANAGEMENT GROUP [email protected] Maria Jairaj at 469-328-1980 WhiteRockChurch.info TEXAS GAY RODEO [email protected] ASSOCIATION, SPORTS DALLAS CHAPTER GAY AND LESBIAN P.O. Box 191168 ALLIANCE OF NORTH TEXAS DALLAS DIABLOS Dallas, 75219 TGRA.org Formerly Collin County Gay and P.O. Box 190862 Lesbian Alliance Dallas, 75219 TEXAS GAY RODEO GALANorthTexas.org Find them on Facebook ASSOCIATION, FORT WORTH CHAPTER G.E.A.R DALLAS FRONTRUNNERS P.O. Box 100155 (Gender, Education, FrontrunnerDallas.org Fort Worth, 76185 Advocacy & Resources) 214-346-2107 214-540-4498 DALLAS INDEPENDENT TGRA.org VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION LAMBDA GROUP OF NICOTINE (DIVA) TEXAS GAY RODEO ANONYMOUS 214-578-6206 ASSOCIATION, STATE ORG. 2438 Butler St. DIVADallas.org P.O. Box 192097 Dallas, 75235 Dallas, 75219 214-629-7806 DIFFERENT STROKES 214-346-2107 NICADFW.org GOLF ASSOCIATION TGRA.org [email protected] OVER THE RAINBOW DSGADallas.org SUPPORT 214-358-0517 PFLAG-DALLAS NORTH TEXAS WOMEN’S ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 190193 LAMBDA GROUP Dallas 75219 214-632-8512 6162 E. Mockingbird, Ste. 209 972-77-PFLAG ntxwsa.net Dallas, 75214 [email protected] 214-264-0222 OAK LAWN BOWLING DdallasAl-Anon.org PFLAG-Fort Worth ASSOCIATION 817-428-2329 10920 Composite Drive BLACK TRANSMEN INC. Dallas, 75220 3530 Forest Lane, Ste. 312C SEX & LOVE ADDICTS 214-358-1382 Dallas, 75234 ANONYMOUS [email protected] 1-855-BLK-TMEN OakLawnBowling.com (Oak Lawn Mens Group) BlackTransMen.org 6525 Inwood OAK LAWN SKI AND (at Mockingbird Lane) CANCER SUPPORT 972-458-7762 or SCUBA CLUB COMMUNITY NORTH TEXAS 214-673-8092 214-521-5342(X1769) P.O. Box 601744 [email protected] OLSSC.org Dallas, 75360 STONEWALL GROUP OF 8196 Walnut Hill OAK LAWN NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Dallas, 75231 2438 Butler, Ste. 108 TENNIS ASSOCIATION 214-345-8230 Dallas,75235 P.O. Box 191234 Dallas, 75219 CODEPENDENTS YOUTH FIRST OLTADallas.org ANONYMOUS 3918 Harry Hines Blvd. 214-766-8939 (Dallas) Dallas, 75219 PEGASUS SLOWPITCH 817-834-2119 (Fort Worth) 214-879-0400 SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION [email protected] [email protected] P.O. Box 191075 CoDependents.org Dallas, 75219 972-879-7900 DallasPSSA.org

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