Here are links to local resources in support and care of our LGBTQIA+ community members.
The Anti-Violence Project envisions a society in which all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning persons are safe, respected, and live free from violence, discrimination, harassment, and oppression. The AVP is a Care Service of the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF).
Anti-violence Support Line
Monday–Friday; 8:00am to 7:00pm
1 (800) 553-9387 or 520-624-0348
The Arizona Queer Archives is Arizona’s first LGBTQI collecting archives and a hands-on archival learning space. It is a community focused archive and goes about collecting, preserving and, making the collection accessible for LGBTQ people and about LGBTQ people.
Email AQA at azqueerarchives@gmail.com
AROspACE holds regular meetings in a hybrid format for people who identify as ace, aro, or anywhere on the a-spectrum.
@arospaceua on Instagram
Email AROspACE at arospaceua@gmail.com
Building Out Safer Spaces (BOSS)
Makerspace, skill-building, carpentry, and craftsmanship opportunities for women, queer, trans, and femme-of-center individuals.
@buildingout on Instagram
Email BOSS at buildingoutsaferspaces@gmail.com
A Tucson-based gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and ally chorus. Through regular rehearsals and performances, they are dedicated to growing the LGBTQIA community.
Tel: (520) 791-9662
Email at desertvoicestucsonchorus@gmail.com
We educate, advocate, and organize for inclusive schools where all queer students are valued and inspired to reach their full potential.
Tel: (602) 341-5543
Email at info@educationactionalliance.org
El Rio provides affirming, respectful, and quality healthcare to the Pediatric and Adult Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming communities. Services provided: Primary care, gender confirming hormone therapy, puberty blockers and sensitive referrals. They are dedicated to provide trans-affirming, patient centered care.
- Tel: (520) 670-3909
- Text: (520) 622-4264
Eon works to strengthen the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and straight ally youth community by creating social opportunities, providing information and support on health issues, advocating for youth rights, and challenging society's perceptions of youth. Events and activities are free of charge and open to all youth ages 23 and under. Join the EON Youth Lounge on Facebook.
Find EON Youth Lounge on Facebook and Instagram
Equality Arizona is Arizona’s only statewide LGBT civil rights organization working to secure, protect and defend the rights and welfare of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Arizona. We envision an Arizona where everyone feels at home: living in families and communities where equality, diversity and inclusiveness are universally valued; and where government protects all people and responds to their needs, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
Email at hello@equalityarizona.org
Seeks to reduce behavioral health disparities for LGBTQ+ youth by providing: case management, peer support, LGBTQ+ equity training, caregiver workshops, and affirming youth workshops.
Tel: (520) 771-2937
Email at familyprideinitiative@gmail.com
Fluxx Productions is a nonprofit dedicated to fostering a vibrant queer cultural scene in Tucson, Arizona. Through arts, advocacy, and community programs, we inspire social change. Their vision is to create a queer cultural center that serves as a hub for nonprofits, community programs, and creative expression.
Tel: (520) 304-2155
Email at info@iamfluxx.com
G3 - Tucson's Gay Guys Happy Hour
G3 is Tucson's premier social event for Tucson's gay community and their friends that takes place every month. Usually lasting from 5:30 to 8:30pm at a different location each time, G3 features great DJs and drink specials to keep the night going! Looking to wrap up the work week with a few friends and some fun? G3 is a great way to hang out with friends and meet new people in a comfortable, welcoming atmosphere.
GayTucson.Com offers a virtual gay community center for Tucson with bars, retail, dining, events, facts, hotels, real estate, shopping, weather and more. Offers a monthly newsletter.
Contacts:
Email: tonyray@gaytucson.com
Text: (520) 631-8669
Email: darren@gaytucson.com
Text: (520) 730-5203
Kindred Connections Collective
A wellness group for QT2SGNC BIPOC people to gather in community. The group sponsors several events, including: a bimonthly garden group, a TDOR event, a yearly retreat, and seasonal food distribution and community meals.
@kindredconnectionstuc on Instagram
Email: Crew@KindredConnectionsTuc.com
La Frontera Center provides outpatient and residential mental health and substance abuse treatment services to children, youth, and adults in Pima County, Arizona.
Visit their website to learn more about other services provided such as foster care, psychology training, suicide prevention, and much more.
Community Crisis Line: (520) 622-6000
Tel: (520) 838-5600
Lambda Legal’s Help desk is a resource providing general legal information and resources relating to discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, and HIV status.
Butterflies Without Borders is an organization in Tucson, Arizona led by transgender immigrants and LGBQI where leadership is developed and social and political transformation is fought for so that the human, civil, and fundamental rights of the trans-queer community are recognized and respected. Butterflies Without Borders demands and fights for a world where all trans and LGBTIQ+ people exist with the full right to happiness, health and safety, and have access to all the resources to be able to live their lives according to what they want.
Email: mariposassinfronteras@gmail.com
Reunion House Youth & Family Support Program offers 24/7 supportive housing and resources for any young person ages 12-17 who needs a safe place to stay. No insurance or payment is required, and youth can access support through multiple pathways. As Pima County’s designated Safe Place agency, they partner with local businesses including libraries, QuikTrip stations, and other community locations where young people can connect with immediate assistance 24/7.
For youth 12-17 in need of immediate assistance: (520) 320-5122
Contact number: (520) 320-1708
Email: housing@ourfamilyservices.org
A safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community for play kickball.
@ourleaguetucson on Instagram
Email: ourleaguetucson@gmail.com
Pima County Clinics: Sexual Health
Pima County Clinics promote healthy sexual behaviors by providing comprehensive services to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. Services include diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV testing and counseling, partner identification and treatment and community outreach and education.
Pima County Health Department phone: (520) 724-7770
Queer AF curates community events in Tucson that celebrate everything queer.
A chorus group that performs several times yearly. Reveille serves to promote acceptance of LGBTQI+ individuals in a larger context through music and the talents of its members.
Tel: (520) 304-1758
Community events to meet queer people. They have a book club and hold events for queer community at local queer businesses.
@sonoransapphics on Instagram
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF)
SAAF continues to be the only community-based organization in Southern Arizona providing case management and ancillary support services for people living with HIV/AIDS and their families, with culturally appropriate prevention and education programs to reduce the rate of infection, and extensive trainings and opportunities for community members to fill critical support roles.
Tel: (520) 628-7223 or (800) 771-9054
Southern Arizona Senior Pride celebrates, supports, and unites Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Seniors in Southern Arizona.
Tel: (520) 312-8923
Email: info@soazseniorpride.org
Stonewall Democrats of Arizona
Stonewall Democrats supports candidates and elected officials friendly to the LGBTQI community who are in support of rights, equality and common sense solutions to today's social, legal and economic problems. Stonewall also advocates for and against and consults on, various legislation on both the state and federal level. We are Arizona's LGBTQI Democrats.
The Survivor Advocacy program provides confidential support and advocacy services to student survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. We provide advocacy and services rooted in empowerment and community-based support, are survivor-focused, and relationship-based.
Tel: 520-621-5767 | survivoradvocacy@arizona.edu, opens a new window
For survivor support counseling: (520) 626-2051
The heart of Teen Lifeline is its Peer Counseling Hotline which provides troubled youth the opportunity to access immediate help from a Peer Counselor seven days a week, 365 days a year. Teen Lifeline's services extend throughout Arizona.
Tel: 1-800-248-8336
Administration email: info@teenlifeline.org
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Straight (LGBT&S) Alliance Fund is a special project of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA), created in 1999 in partnership with the National Lesbian and Gay Community Funding Partnership. The Alliance Fund addresses the chronic pattern of underfunding of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender programs and supports efforts to address these issues through philanthropy and endowment building.
Tel: (520) 770-0800
The Outlaw Project seeks to build transitional housing for BIPOC trans women and sex workers in Tucson.
Tucson LGBT Chamber of Commerce
We are one of the Tucson metropolitan area’s fastest growing chambers–and the only chamber dedicated to the LGBT business community and its allies.
Tel: 520-615-6436
Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (TIHAN)
We of the Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network offer our hearts and hands to provide compassionate and non-judgmental service to those affected by HIV/AIDS. Through education and support, we, as individuals and faith communities, work to build bridges, reduce stigma and sustain hope.
Tel: (520) 299-6647
Email: friends@tihan.org
Tucson Pride, Inc. produces and promotes cultural, educational and recreational events for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Tucson, Arizona including the annual Pride celebration and parade every fall.
Two Spirit of Tucson Meeting at Tucson Indian Center
For decades, the Center has offered youth and elderly programs, job services, adult and youth education programs, cultural activities, and emergency assistance.
We are decolonizing & honoring two spirit traditions. We promote reclamation and integration within our Tribal Nations. This group is for native people of gender-diverse experience their families, friends, and allies. 2 Spirit Meetings happen on the 2nd Monday of each month from 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Tucson Indian Center, 160 N Stone Ave.
Tel: (520) 884-7131