Gay City Health Project
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 Headquarters in Seattle, Washington | |
| Formation | 1995 |
|---|---|
| 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]
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
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]
