Miss Gay Texas State Pageant System
This year's chosen organization is HELP
(click logo for more info)
Cutting-edge, community-based, and constantly evolving, HELP has a twenty-seven year history of health and education services, aimed at preventing AIDS/HIV and other STDs through innovative, comprehensive, and accessible programs, including all-inclusive PrEP services – the best tool available to our community to take control of your HIV status – available to anyone, whether or not you have insurance, AT NO CHARGE.
The HELP Center for LGBTQ+ Health – your centralized source for HIV/AIDS and STD preventative services in North Texas.
Founded in 1994 to address a critical need to connect health education and prevention services to marginalized populations – those who found it difficult or impossible to access programs addressing their specific and unique characteristics in a culturally appropriate manner, HELP has consistently expanded and adapted. Our focus is on making vitally needed care available to at-risk adolescents and adults, HIV positive individuals, ethnic and sexual minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole.
We love our community. Each year the Miss Gay Texas Pageant System chooses a nonprofit organization to support. Over the years, we've been able to donate thousands to support charitable organizations in our community. If you would like us to consider your organization please read the following.
Our Mission Statement:
The Miss Gay Texas Pageant System's purpose is to develop and maintain a high quality and professional pageant system and be recognized as the "Symbol of Excellence" within the community that the pageant system serves.
The system also supports men who take the art of female impersonation to a higher level. Annually, the system will donate funds to the community when available.
Nomination Process
If you would like to nominate your organization, please fill out the nomination form.
Step 1: Nomination/Referral
Any charitable organization may nominate themselves or may be nominated by an individual.
Step 2: Eligibility
Applicants must be recognized by the IRS as a charitable organization and submit a completed application annually by January 1st. A representative must attend the State Pageant in September (final night minimum) in order to receive any funds. The Miss Gay Texas State Pageant System is seriously committed to raise as much money as possible for our selected organizations. To reciprocate this commitment, we expect a representation from the beneficiary's board of directors and/or other supporters to attend the fundraisers throughout the pageant year. Keeping this in mind, funds will be distributed to the charitable organization based on their participation in any fundraising. Miss Gay Texas State Pageant System reserves the right to use the Charitable Organization's, name, logo and contact information for press, publication and/or website usage.
Applicants should be prepared to give a presentation to the MGTSPS Board, prior to any charity selection.
Step 3: Decision
The governing board will collectively vote on which organization(s) will be the Pageant System's beneficiary. The recipient(s) will be notified by mail.
The Miss Gay Texas State Pageant System gives back to the community. Here is a list of our current and past donations:
Beneficiary Donations
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2026 Recipients
Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund
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2025 Recipients
Legacy Cares
2024 Recipients
Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund
Samaritan House
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2023 Recipient
Prism Healthcare
2022 Recipient
Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund
2021 Recipient:
LGBTQ Saves
2020 Recipient:
Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund -
Educare -
2019 Recipient:
2018 Recipient:
2017 Recipient:
2016 Recipient:
2015 Recipient:
AIDS Arms/Lifewalk
2014 Recipient:
Aids Outreach Center of Fort Worth Texas (www.aoc.org)
2013 Recipient:
Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund (www.GDMAF.org)
2012 Recipients:
AIDS Interfaith Network (AIN)
eQuest
2011 Recipients:
AIDS Interfaith Network (AIN)
Wish with Wings
2010 Recipients:
Legacy House
Humane Society of Cedar Creek
2009 Recipients:
Legacy House
Meals on Wheels
**Have a charity organization in mind that needs sponsoring? Fill out this application to be considered as a beneficiary.
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