2009 DIRECTORY OF LGBTQ PEOPLE OF COLOR ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS IN THE U.S.
TEXAS
ALLGO, A STATEWIDE QUEER PEOPLE OF COLOR ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS Priscilla A. Hale, Director of Organizational Development 701 Tillery Box 4 Austin, TX 78702
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: State GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: A mixed environment POPULATIONS: LGBTQ, General; People of Color, General;
General Public AUSTIN RELAY PRIDE
EMAIL: priscilla@allgo.org
Rod Bradley, Chairman/Founder 6207 Breeze Way Austin, TX 78723
WEB: allgo@allgo.org
PHONE: 512-925-1179
MISSION: Allgo works to create and sustain a statewide network of queer people of color activists, groups, organizations and allies, which through nourishment of relationships, grassroots organizing and artistic expression can radically transform systems and policies toward a collective liberation.
EMAIL: bradleyROD@yahoo.com
PHONE: 512-472-2001
ORIGINS: Founded in 1985 by a group of Latina/o activists, artists
and scholars, allgo holds a rich history of diverse radical organizing. While originally founded as a Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organization, allgo’s cultural semblance has richly evolved over the course of these 20 years, with much of its diversification taking place within the first 5 years of its existence. Although often referred to as a Latina/o organization due to its founding, allgo’s rich history of diverse people of color and ally constituency is fully represented and engaged in the organization’s Vision, Mission, and Values, which in turn are reflected in all programming aspects of our work. In 2005, after assessing the past 20 years as a community based queer people of color organization, celebrating the successes and appreciating the challenges, allgo took the monumental decision to honor its vision; return to its initial intent to move entirely as a social justice organization; and offer its history to take-on the challenge of becoming a statewide queer people of color organization in the state of Texas.
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MISSION: The mission of the Austin Relay Pride, formerly Austin
Relay 4 Life, is to provide the bridge to the Black gay community to build unity and pride. ORIGINS: Started out as a simple card party then 10 years later,
TEXAS
a Black gay pride. GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: State GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: A mixed environment POPULATIONS: LGBTQ, General; Lesbians; Gay Men; Adults; Men; Women; People of Color, General
GAY AND LESBIAN LATIN ORGANIZATION (GALLO) Abel C. Rodriguez, Executive Director PO Box 9025 Houston, TX 77261-9025 PHONE: 713-658-5198
Autonomous
EMAIL: houstongallo@yahoo.com
LGBTQ People Of Color
WEB: www.houstongallo.org
Organizations
MISSION: Houston's' Gay and Lesbian Latin Organization is a charitable and cultural, social organization created to educate, instill pride and advocacy for GLBTQ Latinos and our allies.
Projects or Programs for LGBTQ People Of Color