Gay City Health Project
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| Formation | 1995 |
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| Type | LGBTQ community and health organization in Seattle |
| Purpose | Health services, Library, Arts, Performing Arts, Resources, ORCA LIFT |
| Headquarters | 400 E. Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122 |
Region served | Seattle, Washington |
Official language | English |
Executive Director | Nakita Venus |
| Website | gaycity |
Seattle's LGBTQ+ Center, formerly known as Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center (until 2022)[1] and Gay City Health Project, is a 501(c)(3) multicultural LGBTQ nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Gay City formed in 1995 during the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
In the mid-2000s, Gay City introduced a Wellness Center that provided HIV testing and STI screening (syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and hepatitis C).[3] The health services expanded in 2019 to five locations. According to their website, Gay City is the leading HIV/STI tester in King County.[4]
In 2007, Gay City served as a research partner for the Seattle branch of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network.[5]
The Seattle LGBTQ+ Center houses the Michael C. Weidemann LGBTQ+ Library, a library focusing on LGBTQ topics with over 8,000 books.[6][7] The library was formerly named the LGBT Lending Library and held by the Seattle LGBT Community Center, until it closed in 2009. The library was inherited by Seattle LGBTQ+ Center that same year and renamed.[8]
Locations
[edit | edit source]In April 2022, Gay City moved into a new headquarters building at 400 E. Pine Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.[6] Previously, Gay City was located at 517 E. Pike (two blocks south and one block east of the current location).[9]
Previous and Current Aliases
[edit | edit source]Seattle's LGBTQ Center has operated under various names in the past. The organization was founded as Gay Men’s Health Project in 1995.[1] "As treatments for HIV/AIDS improved" the organization broadened its scope, eventually changing names to Gay City at some point before 2006.[1] In 2006, the Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities submitted a report[10] to the mayor's office which contained an appendix that mentioned Gay City by name, stating its formal name to be Gay City Health Project.[11] In 2022, the organization shortened their name from Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center[citation needed] to Seattle's LGBTQ+ Center, in conjunction with their relocation.[1]
By 2025, the US National Prevention Information Network listed the organization as "Seattles LGBTQ Wellness Center".[3]
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External links
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