Community - Social and Support Groups

Youth

COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere)

Phone: 520-971-9502
E-mail: tucson@colage.org
Website: http://colage.org

Description: Tucson's local chapter of COLAGE, which is the only national and international organization in the world specifically supporting young people with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents.

Eon Youth Center

Contact: JC Olson
Tucson, AZ Phone: 520-620-6245
E-mail: eonyouth@saaf.org
Website: http://www.eonyouth.org

Description: 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 GLBTQQ youth rights, and challenging society's perceptions of youth. Eon is a program of the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, Pima County Health Department, and Wingspan. Our events and activities are free of charge and open to all youth aged 23 and under. For more information on the Eon Youth Program you can e-mail youthprogram@wingspan.org or queervoice@saaf.org. Please call for directions.

Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA) - High Schools

various
Phone: 520-624-1779

Description: GSA's are youth-led organizations that work to create safe environments in schools for students to support each other, to educate the school community about homophobia, gender identity, and sexual orientation issues, and to fight discrimination, harrassment, and violence in schools. Tucson-area high schools with GSA's include Amphi, Canyon del Oro, Catalina, Catalina Foothills, Cholla, Desert View, Flowing Wells, Howenstine, Ironwood Ridge, Mountain View, Palo Verde, Pueblo, Rincon/University, Sabino, Sahuaro, Santa Rita, Sunnyside, and Tucson. Contact Wingspan for more information.

Imagine Project GSA Network

Contact: David Leimsieder and Jeremy Wyatt
600 North Pantano Road # 1227
Tucson, AZ 85710
Phone: 520-981-6554
E-mail: dleimsieder@imaginestudents.or
Website: http://www.imaginestudents.org

Description: We provide resources and support to local high school and middle school GSA (Gay- Straight Alliance) groups in Southern Arizona. We serve students aged 11 - 20 who are members of their schools' GSAs. Students, educators, and supporters are welcome. Please call for meeting times and locations. The Imagine Project GSA Network is LGBT- friendly and is committed to serving the LGBT community with respect and knowledge of the experiences of LGBT people.

Pride Alliance

Building 19, Room 325W
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520-621-7585
Fax: 520-621-6147
E-mail: pride@ps.asua.arizona.edu
Website: http://web.asua.arizona.edu/~pride/

Description: Pride Alliance is one of ASUA's Programs and Services. Its purpose is to address orientation, affection, and gender issues and needs among the community at the university of Arizona and the surrounding area. The resource center is located on the 3rd floor of the bookstore building. Our resources include a library, speaker's panels, discussion groups, pamphlets, and a listserv.

Rainbow Alliance - Pima Community College

Contact: Waylon Reinhard and Billy Kidd
Desert Vista Campus
Tucson, AZ 85709
Phone: 520-991-7638
E-mail: tiger88@cox.net
Website: http://dv.pima.edu/~rainbow/

Description: For Pima Community College students, staff, faculty, and alumni from any campus. Currently meetings are held Fridays at noon in room A145 of the Desert Vista Campus. The group's mission is to cultivate awareness and understanding of LGBT issues through discussions and events.

Resources for GLBTQ Teens - Tucson web site

Website: http://glbteen.frenchwithsubtitles.com

Description: This web page provides information for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (GLBT-Q) teenagers in Tucson and Southern Arizona to understand about being a gay teen. Includes a discussion/forums area on the web site where teens can share info, meet up, connect with GSA sponsor(s), and find out about happenings at some of the local agencies.

Sexto Sol

4503 S. 12th Ave.
Tucson, AZ E-mail: events@sexto-sol.org
Website: http://www.sexto-sol.org

Description: Youth organizing center and store front. See website for upcoming events.

Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services

Contact: Margaret Palmer
Phone: 520-888-2881
Website: http://www.teenoutreachaz.org

Description: Teen Outreach provides teen- specific pregnancy testing, counseling, sexual health education, healthy pregnancy and childbirth education, teen- oriented relationship counseling and workshops, as well as worksops for parents of teens regarding sexual health and life skills topics.

Wingspan Youth Group

Contact: JC Olson
Tucson, AZ Phone: 520-620-6245
E-mail: jco@wingspan.org
Website: http://www.wingspan.org/content/WYP.php

Description: Youth Group This is a weekly discussion group for youth who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or who are questioning their sexuality. This facilitated group provides a safe place for people to discuss issues about sexual identity and to express feelings, thoughts, needs, and concerns about any part of their lives. Meets every Sat, 3:00 - 4:30pm at the Eon Lounge (call 620-6245 for directions)

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