LGBTQ Resources

 

UA Biology major, Christina Bischoff, at the Institute for LGBT Studies’ booth at Tucson’s Pride in the Desert at Reid Park on October 10, 2009. Arizona Human Rights Fund
The Arizona Human Rights Fund (AHRF) works to bring social justice and equality to the LGBT community of Arizona. AHRF is the only organization in Arizona that strives for equal rights of the LGBT community.

City of Tucson LGBT Commission
The mission of this commission is to promote the welfare of GLBT people of metropolitan Tucson, Arizona. The commission achieves this goal through education, advocacy and collaborative relationships with government, community organizations, businesses and individuals.

Desert Voices
Desert Voices is a non-profit arts organization that was created to provide the LGBT community and their allies in Tucson and Southern Arizona an opportunity to sing and promote positive change through music.

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
PFLAG was created to provide an opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity to promote and advocate a society that is respectful of human diversity. This organization meets once a month and serves as a support group to understand sexual orientation and diversity.

Tucson GLBT Chamber of Commerce
The Tucson Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Chamber of Commerce (TGLBTCC) serves as a networking forum to the GLBT business community and their allies of Tucson and Southern Arizona.

Pride Alliance Director, Jai Smith, standing in front of the Transgender Awareness Week Education Project on the UA Mall November 19, 2009. Tucson Pride, Inc. (TPI)
Produces and promotes cultural, educational and recreational events for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community

Wingspan
Wingspan is a center in Tucson offering programs and services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. This organization consists of a 16-person professional staff as well as over 150 volunteers. The Center is located in downtown Tucson’s 4th Avenue district and has a LGBT resource library and cyber center. Among the Center, Wingspan also has an anti-violence project founded in 1996 and has grown into a nationally recognized project.

UA senior, Nora Carasik, standing in front of the LGBTQ Ally quilt from 2008.