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Hello 2025!
As the Highland Lakes Equality Center enters their 8th year of existence, we look back and reflect on the challenges, victories, and the friends we made along the way. Since our start in 2017, HLEC has worked to foster a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community. There have been some hits along the way (*cough*…
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WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION! Have some suggestions for our new page?? Let us know what you would like to see!
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Equality Fest oozes the positivity in the LGBTQ community
Days after our first Equality Fest ended, people in the Highland Lakes are still talking about what they experienced and how they felt: welcomed, accepted, encouraged and loved. That was our goal. Vendors were able to move their products (some even ran out before the end of the day). Stories from our speakers were relatable…
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HLDW help HLEC continue to provide valuable services
Very happy to report it’s been a busy spring for the HLEC, one that our leaders are using productively by creating relationships and cultivating existing ones. One is with the Highland Lakes Democratic Women, which recently invited me to speak during one of their gatherings. They wanted to know more about our services and our…
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Pride month began with a week of riots at the Stonewall Inn
A little more than a half century ago, a group of patrons at a New York bar decided they’d enough and ended up launching a campaign that became known as the Gay Rights Movement. It’s why June is called Pride Month. It might be hard to believe today, but there was a time in this…
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On the other side of pain and discrimination is true friendship, support and love
What an interesting week it has been for the Highland Lakes and the LGBTQ community. The Highland Lakes region finished three days of important events last weekend regarding social injustices in the African-American community. On top of that were two pieces of national news affecting the LGBTQ community, including the Supreme Court’s ruling Monday that…
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Final touches are underway for ‘Fascination’
Final preparations are occurring for the “Fascination” drag show presented by the Haus of Fatale. The show, which benefits the Highland Lakes Equality Center, is Saturday, March 14, at the Hill Country Community Theatre, 4003 FM 2147 in Cottonwood Shores. The event includes a catered meal by Super Taco, which will be served at 6:30…
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‘Fascination’ entertainer: Drag was the performing outlet Landon J. Fatale needed
A way to express himself. That’s what drag did for Landon J. Fatale. Landon is one of several drag performers participating in “Fascination” presented by the Haus of Fatale, which is Saturday, March 14, at Hill Country Community Theatre, 4003 FM 2147 in Cottonwood Shores. The event includes a meal catered by Super Taco and…
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‘Fascination’ has the elements that make drag extraordinary to witness
Drag has many words to describe it because of the enormity of this type of entertainment. And the words used most are pageantry and majesty. Don’t believe it? Ask Aries Fatale, co-creator of “Fascination” presented by Haus of Fatale, which is a benefit drag show for the Highland Lakes Equality Center. The event is at…
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A familiar face returns to excite ‘Fascination’ attendees
Paradox Rei couldn’t stop gushing about their first experience of performing in the Highland Lakes during the What A Drag! show in September. That’s the reason why they wanted to return for this year’s show “Fascination” presented by Haus of Fatale on March 14. “Fascination,” which is a fundraiser benefiting the Highland Lakes Equality Center,…
