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89(R) HR 1439 - Introduced version - Bill Text
89R34203 TBO-D
By: Bucy
H.R. No. 1439
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, OutYouth in Austin is celebrating its 35th
anniversary in 2025; and
WHEREAS, A nonprofit dedicated to supporting young people in
the LGBTQIA+ community, OutYouth was founded in April 1990 by Lisa
Rogers and Jay Erwin-Grotsky, who sought to provide area youth with
a safe place to meet peers with similar experiences and to share
their personal stories; the organization initially operated out of
living rooms and libraries, and after quickly outgrowing those
spaces, it was housed in the University YWCA and later in the
Metropolitan Community Church at Austin's LGBT Community Center; by
the end of its first decade, the organization had moved to its
current location, the Little Blue Bungalow house in North Central
Austin; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, OutYouth has served more than 40,000
young people along with their families, friends, and trusted
adults; the organization has established a number of beneficial
programs, such as the nation's first toll-free suicide hotline for
LGBTQIA+ youth as well as the Jerry Strickland Jr. Memorial
Library, which has grown to become one of the largest privately
managed collections of its kind in Texas; in 2001, OutYouth began
offering mental health counseling services, which have expanded to
include family therapy, support groups, and the Be YOU curriculum;
the organization also launched the Texas Gender & Sexuality
Alliance Network in 2005 to support students in middle and high
schools across the state, and in 2024, it created a Media Arts
Program to help individuals express themselves through films,
podcasts, music, video games, websites, and other media; and
WHEREAS, For three and a half decades, OutYouth has
demonstrated a steadfast commitment to fostering inclusivity and
empowering LGBTQIA+ youth, and this special milestone is truly
worthy of recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 35th anniversary of OutYouth and
extend to all those affiliated with the organization sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for OutYouth as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.