HELP Center for LGBT Health & Wellness

The fight is NOT over!
Join us Nov. 18th and let the Arlington City Council hear your voices!

𝐁𝐎𝐎! 👻 Happy Halloween from the 𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑷 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 & 𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑷 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒚!
Have a frightfully fantastic weekend — stay safe, stay spooky, and don’t forget to take care of your boo-crew! 🎃🧡

HELP Center - Fort Worth is offering FREE Pap smears + HPV testing every Monday!

HPV is common, cervical cancer often has no early signs—early detection is everything.

Learn more & Sign Up!!
https://helpcentertx.org/free-pap-smears-hpv-testing

The HELP Center is excited to receive the Golden Lantern Award from Downtown Arlington Texas for our unwavering dedication to inclusivity and compassion in the Downtown area for the LGBTQ+ community. We will always be there to support and protect the LGBTQ+ community and actively participate in making Arlington and especially downtown Arlington a more inclusive and supportive destination for EVERYONE.

We’re proud to present the 2025 Golden Lantern Award to the HELP Center for LGBT Health & Wellness.

The Golden Lantern Award honors a community leader or organization that lights up our city with hope, compassion, and human connection.

What began as a small but determined effort to provide needed care and connection has grown into a beacon of light that shines across our city and North Texas. For over 30 years, the HELP Center has empowered individuals to live authentically and lead long, healthy lives.

From sponsoring community events and supporting the Doggie Depot to leading the way in LGBT health and wellness, their dedication reminds us what’s possible when compassion leads the way.

We are honored to have recieved the 2025 Golden Lantern Award today presented by Downtown Arlington.

YesterQueer is getting ready to sift through thousands of items in our archive to pull together a special event, “YesterQueer: Out of the Archives.” Mark your calendar for 𝟏𝟐𝐩.𝐦.-𝟔 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟏𝟖 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟏𝟗. The event will take place in Fort Worth, in our Community Space.

We hope to see you there!

HUGE congratulations to 𝑫𝒆'𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒆 for being nominated for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐄𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬!!
We’re excited to announce that voting is now live for the 2025 Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Pillar Awards. These awards recognize outstanding community members and partners who exemplify leadership, innovation, and dedication to ending the HIV epidemic in Tarrant County.

🗳 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕.
🏆 Winners will be announced at the World AIDS Day Celebration hosted by our colleagues at CAN Community Health.
Click below to vote and help us celebrate those making a difference in our community:
👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PillarAwardsVote2025

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐 𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒆'𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒐𝒏!!

The fight is not over!

Texas city will vote to overturn LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination protections next month