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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Gay City Health Project

Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center, formerly known as Gay City Health Project, is a 501(c)(3) multicultural LGBTQ nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington.

History

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). The health services expanded in 2019 to five locations. According to their website, Gay City is the leading HIV/STI tester in King County.

In 2007, Gay City served as a research partner for the Seattle branch of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network.

The LGBTQ library was formerly held by the Seattle LGBT Community Center until it closed in 2009 and moved to Gay City. It is called the Michael C. Weidemann LGBTQ+ Library and has over 8,000 books.

In April 2022, Gay City moved into a new headquarters building at 400 E. Pine Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.