Complex sentence: In 2001 the Pride Collective Community Center was created as the first LGBT community center for North Dakota and for the west-central region of Minnesota, and the growing popularity of the Internet allowed for formally isolated gay people to network for socialization and for gay rights.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2001 the Pride Collective Community Center was created as the first LGBT community center for North Dakota and for the west-central region of Minnesota. The growing popularity of the Internet allowed for formally isolated gay people to network for socialization and for gay rights.