Welcome to Leander, Texas! Leander is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, with more than 82,000 residents. Located here in the city, Leander Pride is a volunteer-led 501(c)3 non-profit charity. It was formed in 2022 to foster relationships, raise awareness, and make our city a more inclusive place for LGBTQIA+ residents and community members.

Read more about us below, and join us at upcoming Leander Pride events to help our community feel welcome and proud to belong here.

Leander was home to one of the first-ever Pride events in Williamson County, which took place in 2019. The event became part of a crisis of identity for the city, after a planned Drag Queen Story Hour at the Leander Library was canceled, then rescheduled as Leander Family Pride by a local church. It garnered protests by registered hate groups and former Cedar Park City Council Members and made national news, only to be followed by the cancellation of an LGBTQ author’s scheduled visit a few weeks later. To prevent future protests, Leander’s Mayor and City Council members at the time chose to cancel all library room rentals for everyone, and Leander’s librarian was fired.

This series of events angered and brought together residents committed to breaking down walls and making our community more inclusive, driving the formation of multiple groups, including Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity for All Leander and later, Leander Pride. These community members volunteered time and energy to form a non-profit charity committed to making Leander more welcoming for everyone. Our first official event was in May 2022 was A Rainbow to Remember. In 2023, we partnered with Cedar Park Pride to host the Queer EmPower Pride Conference and Festival.

Since then, we’ve hosted and participated in numerous events throughout our area and we’re working on more to come! Visit our blog for information on upcoming events and follow Leander Pride on Facebook to stay tuned for more info!

Leander Pride in the Community

See highlights from a few of our past events and activities below.