Pride Center San Antonio started from humble beginnings and is now a thriving organization. Executive Director Robert Salcido has been there through it all, leading the organization for 13 years.

After serving 13 years at Pride Center San Antonio, executive director Robert Salcido is stepping down at the end of June.

The 8-week courses usually have around five to 15 people, whereas the holiday groups are usually larger because they’re drop-in meetings.

Pride Center San Antonio will host several events during Pride Month in June and later this summer for families to enjoy.

Pride Center San Antonio is offering mental health services and other resources to LGBTQ+ community members seeking help. Watch this week's South Texas Pride Q&A to learn more.

Pride Center San Antonio is gearing up to host its first in-person fundraiser since last year.

The free program will cater to young people of color and Spanish speakers in the queer community. Salcido stayed true to himself, eventually becoming the executive director of the Pride Center of San Antonio. However, the second pilot counseling group, which is for adults 18 and older who speak Spanish, still has spots available. AdThe Pride Center will use research done during these eight-week counseling sessions to mold more group counseling programs for the future. To sign up for the Spanish speaking group, head to the Pride Center website’s group therapy page.

The Pride Center of San Antonio is trying to change that by holding its first free clinic Saturday in order to ease that legal process for the transgender community. It’s a process that Jamie Zapata, a transgender woman, said is important for her community. Robert Salcido, executive director of the Pride Center, said it can be an expensive and very difficult process. The clinic will be going through Travis County, which has a much more streamlined process than Bexar County. Salcido said Pride Center officials will also be talking with Bexar County judges in the future in an attempt to make it a more uniform process for the transgender community.

SAN ANTONIO – A trio of San Antonio researchers launched a study on resiliency in the local LGBTQ community, and they're looking for people to interview. SOUTH TEXAS PRIDE: San Antonio church walks the walk of advocacy and inclusivityThe title of their project is "San Antonio Strengthening Colors of Pride." A short survey to determine each applicant's qualifications is available via Twitter and Facebook, and on the Pride Center San Antonio website. After the first round of interviews, the study will broaden to reach a larger group within the San Antonio LGBTQ community. "Our next phase next year will be conducting a really large survey, which has never really been done in San Antonio," Stone said.

SAN ANTONIO – Pride Center San Antonio has the keys and is ready to move into its new, open walk-in center. "We created it because we wanted to bring awareness to the LGBT community center. We wanted to raise money for the LGBT community center," said Julian P. Ledezma, Pride Center board member, local photographer, and creator of the Emerald Ball. The staff who runs the ball is comprised of volunteers – just like the staff that runs the Pride Center. GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE PRIDE CENTER RIGHT HERE.