Montrose Activity Center
MAC
and a some history beyond, of the Houston Gay & Lesbian Community Center
Also See: Montrose Activity Center Newsletter

After Montrose Gaze the next gay & lesbian community was called MAC, and it also
struggled through its existence. Here are the clippings I found telling about it.

1977 to 1985 (this page)
1986 to 2012

First, below (from 1989) is a good summary of the history up to that time.

Read Program
Produced by Gary Van Otteghem,
President of MAC

The article below looks back on the first couple years of MAC,
including a successful benefit musical done in April 1977.
You can read the program for it at this PDF

This donation came at a time when the Montrose Counseling Center was about to go under
financially. It survives today as a vital organization in our community, shortening its name
in early 2013 to Montrose Center.