Houston Launches First Comprehensive LGBTQ Community Survey
L.O.V.E. Survey aims to gather 5,000 responses regionwide.
For decades, LGBTQ Houstonians have organized, built institutions, supported one another, and advocated for change. But despite that long history of activism and community leadership, one thing has been missing: comprehensive local data about LGBTQ life across Greater Houston. This February, that began to change.
Launched at the 2026 Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Community Summit, the Houston Area L.O.V.E. Survey is the first large-scale, community-driven effort to document the lived experiences of LGBTQ adults across the region. Organizers say the project represents a critical next step in strengthening advocacy, improving services, and ensuring that LGBTQ voices are reflected in policy decisions that shape everyday life.
The L.O.V.E in the survey’s name stands for LGBTQ Opinions, Voices, and Experiences. Its goal is ambitious but clear: gather responses from at least 5,000 LGBTQ adults living in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Galveston, Brazoria, Chambers, Liberty, and Waller counties.
“There’s no existing dataset that really reflects the full lives of LGBTQ+ people here,” says Avery Belyeu, CEO of the Montrose Center. “Without that, decisions about services, resources, and policy are made without us. This survey changes that.”
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