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More recently, we came across Bob Damron's Address Book. Created by businessman Bob Damron in the mid-1960's, the book was a list of gay bars and LGBT-friendly establishments. Eventually, the Damron Company published four regular titles, including the Damron City Guide and Damron Accommodations.
The guides are still published, which Gina Gatta has led since the early 90s. But times are changing. Gatta says she's had to lay off staff in recent years, and publishing is slowing.
In the audio above, Houston Matters producer Maggie Martin talks with Gatta about how these LGBT guides came to be and how Houston stands up against other major metro areas in terms of LGBT friendliness.
