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On first arrival to Tacoma, a new queer transplant might wonder what there is for them in a city not as well known as nearby Capitol Hill. How do you make new friends, find a safe space and support the community in this new city? The answer is yes, and if you want a tour it would be a good idea to start on St.

Leach is also a math professor at Tacoma Community and Pierce colleges. He moved to Tacoma 10 years prior and has become a big part of the neighborhood, which he describes as laid-back. Bigger cities have more cliques and small groups. The Mix is one of the two official gay-bars in the city of Tacoma.

A quick walk down St. We like to know our customers by their first name and treat them like family. Pate has been working at the club for over two years and says he feels like part of the Silverstone family. Club Silverstone is owned by Randy and Cheryl Fields. Their son, Matt Fields, grew up hanging out in the bar and now sells some of his favorite patrons beers on the weekends.

Although Pate is a straight married man, to the disappointment of some of his customers, he says he has always kept the LGBTQA community close to his heart and feels that Tacoma has one of the few, authentic neighborhoods in the area. By why St. Helens Avenue? What made that the hot spot for some of the most colorful people in the City of Destiny?

Rainbow Center

Manny Santiago, executive director of the Tacoma Rainbow Centersays the local nonprofit had a lot to do with it. They told you about St. Helens Avenue but you can go to Proctor and they are very friendly and then you can go to Sixth Avenue and find a lot of friendly businesses there too.

The Tacoma Rainbow Center, located on Pacific Avenue, is also about to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Established inthe center is a hub of resources and a safe space for the LGBTQA community to meet for different events and gatherings. The Rainbow Center features a lounge, a library with computers, a large community kitchen, games and resources for those with questions about sexuality, advocacy, or who were victims of hate crimes.

In that time he has helped organize the Pride festival and is now working on the 15th annual Gayla, a fundraising dinner and auction for the nonprofit. Santiago said before moving out of state a few years back he lived in Seattle but he has felt more at home in his Tacoma community. In Tacoma I can walk around and go to different places in this city and see people who are Latino, queer, queer Latino, seeing people being comfortable as trans.

I see them everywhere. Tacoma is way more integrated and has worked better. I think that is good.