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LGBT culture in Houston
Houston has a large and diverse LGBT population, and is home to the 4th largest gay pride parade in the nation.
==History==
According to Ray Hill, a Montrose resident quoted in the ''Houston Press'', before the 1970s, the city's gay bars were spread around Downtown Houston and what is now Midtown Houston. Gays and lesbians needed to have a place to socialize after the closing of the gay bars. They began going to Art Wren, a 24-hour restaurant in Montrose, a community of empty nesters and widows. Homosexuals were attracted to Montrose as a neighborhood after encountering it while patronizing Art Wren, and they began to gentrify the neighborhood and assist the widows with the maintenance of their houses. Within Montrose, new gay bars began to open.〔Oaklander, Mandy. "The Mayor of Montrose." ''Houston Press''. 18 May 2011. (2 ). Retrieved on May 18, 2011.〕 By 1985, the flavor and politics of the neighborhood were heavily influenced by the LGBT community.〔 and in 1990, according to Hill, 19% of the residents of Montrose were homosexual.〔 Paul Broussard was murdered in Montrose in 1991.〔
In the 2000s many homosexual people began moving to Westbury and several began referring to it as "Little Montrose".〔Holley, Peter, John Lomax, and Todd Spoth. "(25 Hottest Neighborhoods )" ((Archive )). ''Houstonia''. June 1, 2013. Retrieved on November 2, 2015.〕 By 2009 some were also moving to Riverside Terrace.〔Shilcutt, Katharine. "(Houston 101: The Forgotten Mansions of Riverside Terrace )." ''Houston Press''. Friday August 28, 2009. Retrieved on November 2, 2015.〕 By 2011 many homosexual people moved to the Houston Heights and to suburbs in Greater Houston, and according to Hill, possibly less than 8% of Montrose's population was gay. Decentralization of Houston's homosexual population with the increasing acceptance of homosexuality in the city caused business at gay bars in Montrose to decline. Hill stated that "Gay bars used to be places where we had to go to get refuge because we were not welcome anywhere else. Well, guess what? There's nowhere we're not welcome anymore."〔Oaklander, Mandy. "The Mayor of Montrose." ''Houston Press''. 18 May 2011. (4 ). Retrieved on May 18, 2011.〕 The suburbs especially attracting gays are Pearland, Sugar Land, and Missouri City.
In February 2015 a 17-year-old homosexual student at Lutheran High School North reported that the school forced him to leave since he refused to take down YouTube videos discussing his sexuality.〔Hastings, Deborah. "(Houston 17-year-old says Lutheran school booted him for coming out of the closet )." ''New York Daily News''. Saturday February 7, 2015. Retrieved on February 10, 2015.〕 The school's executive director, Wayne Kramer, referred to the student handbook, which stated: "Lutheran High North reserves the right, within its sole discretion, to refuse admission of an applicant and/or to discontinue enrollment of a current student participating in, promoting, supporting or condoning: pornography, sexual immorality, homosexual activity or bisexual activity".〔Wright, John. "(Houston School Responds To Gay Student’s Viral Video )." ''Texas Observer''. Thursday February 5, 2015. Retrieved on February 10, 2015.〕
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