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Hand holding a rainbow pride flag with words like love, respect, freedom, tolerance, equality, and pride, during a peaceful sit-in at Lubbock City Council advocating for official Pride Month recognition.

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Lubbock City Council Still Pretending Pride Month Doesn’t Exist, Year Three of Awkward Silence

For the third year in a row, Lubbock Pride and supporters packed City Hall for a peaceful rainbow sit-in, politely asking the city to acknowledge…

June 24, 2025

Rainbow Pride flag waving against a blue sky, symbolizing support for Lubbock's LGBTQ+ community and the 2024 Pride Month proclamation campaign led by OUTwest Lubbock

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Lubbock Pride: 13 Years of Festivals, Still Waiting on a Proclamation

OUTwest Lubbock is tired of being ghosted by City Hall, so they’ve launched a letter-writing…

June 13, 2025

First Friday Art Trail attendees write what they love about the monthly event on a wall outside of the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts gallery during First Friday Art Trail in Lubbock on Aug. 2.

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City Council Cuts Arts Funding, Pretends It’s About “Common Sense,” Not Drag Queens

For 20 years, Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail has been one of the few things…

August 15, 2024