Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis

The Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis was a community organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and ally community of St. Louis, Missouri.

History

The organization was formed in early 2005 after the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force held its 2004 annual Creating Change Conference in St. Louis,[1][2] when the local co-chairs of the committee convened a meeting to establish the needs of the St. Louis LBGT community. The meeting established the need for a community center, and a committee to create the center was formed and developed as The Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis.[3]

Building plans and services

The organization had a facility which it is using as a community center. The facility contained an emerging multimedia library, meeting rooms, and a lounge.[3] The location was created "in an effort to create a safe and supportive as well as positive environment for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community in the metropolitan St. Louis area."[2] The organization had outlined plans to serve the LGBT community through conversation groups, workshops, networking sessions, projects, and events.[3]

Non-profit status

The organization had both federal, 501(c)(3), and state (Missouri) tax-exemption as a corporation.

Logos
  • The LGBT Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis logo
  • Website logo for The LGBT Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis

See also
  • List of LGBT community centers

References
  1. "Creating Change is 3 Weeks Away; Join the Task Force in St. Louis", thetaskforce.org, October 20 2004 Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2008-07-29.
  2. "Our Beginnings" Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2008-07-29.
  3. "LGBT Community Center now open for business", thevitalvoice.com, August 8, 2008 Archived September 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2008-08-15
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