Saturday, July 18th, at YFT. We’ve just screened The Crying Game as part of the new Café Cinema series, and now we’re hanging out in the kitchen, “unpacking” our various takes on the movie as we drink either tea (blueberry or lemon-ginger) or French vanilla and mocha flavored coffees. The Crying Game is the popular, much scrutinized, 1992 film about a one-time member of the IRA who acts as the protector of a beautiful—totally hot—hairdresser, the girlfriend of a slain IRA hostage. The twist—SPOILER ALERT—is that both the hairdresser and …

Picture it: Saturday, 6/27/09, at YFT. Some of the center’s most talented poets, writers, and visual artists gathered in the big meeting room to assemble the second annual YouthFirst Texas literary anthology, Queer Subtext. Kenny Schreiber proposed the catchy title while V. Rodriguez designed the cover; Tony Conway drew the back cover illustration. Other youth featured in the anthology are Wajid Aldomour, “G.C.,” Zack Duffer, Kristin Lane (a.k.a “ Squee”), Alex Langley, Jesus Montelongo, Scotty Moriarty, Giancarlo Mossi, Essie Romanik, charley scarborough, A. Senini, and Shawn Trimm. Additionally, Frankyee Popovich and Steven …

Once again, Youth First Texas will be the sole beneficiary for the Alan Ross Freedom Parade that wraps up the activities for Dallas Pride week and we will be volunteering to help with the parade.

This year we have an awesome opportunity for a youth member from YFT to represent us on the steering committee with the Dallas Tavern Guild that coordinates and plans many of the pride week events including the Alan Ross Freedom Parade.  Steering committee members have historically been recognized in the “Pride Guide” that comes out in the Dallas …

This past Saturday, many youth were seen behind a Western & Country gay bar braving the 105 degree weather for one reason and one reason alone: to raise money for Lifewalk. With fruit popsicles in one hand and a hose in the other, we were able to raise a whopping $705 in just under five hours. As a partner agency for 2009, Youth First Texas is collaborating with AIDS Arms to not only support LGBT youth in the North Texas region but also raise HIV/AIDS awareness.
Many thanks go out …

The Dallas Bears recently held their 16th Annual Membership & Awards Banquet at Eddie Deen’s Ranch with more than 50 members and guests in attendance. This annual event is one that recognizes outstanding members of the organization, the community, and awards proceeds of the Dallas Bears Texas Bear Round-Up 13 (TBRU 13), an annual fundraiser benefiting the International Bear Brotherhood and Dallas GLBT community. In a little over 10 years, the Dallas Bears have established the Texas Bear Round-Up as one of the four largest Bear events in the nation. …