TYLER, Texas — The month of June marks LGBTQ Pride Month, dedicated to celebrating and commemorating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities.
To celebrate, organizations in East Texas will be holding several events across Tyler and Longview.
TYLER
Tyler Area Gays is a nonprofit organization serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight allies in East Texas. They kicked off Pride Month with an open house for an LGBTQ resource center at the Glass Recreation Center in Tyler. The organization has several other events planned for the month of June:
- Rose City Pride at W.T. Brookshire Conference Center. June 22 at 10 a.m.
- Women+ Social Group at Stanley's BBQ. June 25 at 6 p.m.
- Men+ Social Group at Stanley's BBQ. June 26 at 6:30 p.m.
- Game Night at Tyler Chamber of Commerce. June 29 at 6 p.m.
Tyler TX Premier Body Piercing and Tattoos will be hold their "Tattoo with PRIDE" flash sale June 22 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., where they will be performing flash tattoos for $60. They will be at 2616 McDonald Road in Tyler and plan to have food trucks in attendance.
LONGVIEW
Pride East Texas Longview is hosting the 2024 Longview Pride Celebration on June 8 at the Maude Cobb convention center from 3 to 8 p.m. According to their website, there will be a variety of vendors and food trucks and entertainment.
One Love Longview will be holding a pride themed volunteer orientation on June 11 beginning at 5 p.m. at 1015 McCann Rd in Longview, where they will educate participants on how to support the organization's initiatives and meet other LGBTQ individuals and allies.
CBS19 will continue to update this list as we learn more.