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You and a guest are invited to a free screening of the Academy Award winning film IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK.

MON, APR 15
6:30-9:30pm
Harkins Arizona Pavilions 12
Tickets are FREE but registration is REQUIRED:
»FULL info, get tickets

From Academy Award Winner Barry Jenkins, adapted from James Baldwin’s acclaimed novel, comes this timeless love story set in early 1970’s Harlem. Newly engaged 19-year-old Tish and her fiancé Fonny have a beautiful future ahead. But their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Now the pair and their families must fight for justice in the name of love and the promise of the American dream in this lush, moving, dramatic film.

After the prelude to the Lesbian Looks Spring 2019 season as co-sponsor of The Lavender Scare on January 20, LL is ready for the grand premiere of its 25th season! Come out and watch!

• PLUS SHORTS
  • The Pick Up (Giovanna Chesler, 2018)
    Sullen teen Melanie’s unexpected trip home from swim practice takes her on a bumpy ride toward adulthood.
  • Happy F-ing Valentine’s Day (Project DU F.I.L.M.)
    How can trying to do something so good turn out so f-ing wrong?

• IN PERSON
  • Happy F-ing Valentine’s Day Writer-Producer Sheila Schroeder

»more info on the LL site

Lesbian Looks is presented by the UA Institute for LGBT Studies.

You are invited to a personal planning clinic on legal and financial issues addressing the unique financial and estate planning needs of LGBTQ community members and allies.

THU, FEB 7, 2019
4-6pm
Community Foundation Campus
5049 E Broadway Blvd.
First Floor
Tucson, AZ 85711
»See flyer

Do you have questions about:
Wills and Trusts
Individual Retirement Accounts Estate Planning issues
Donor Advised Funds Charitable giving

If you have questions about these and other similar issues, please register for a FREE 20 minute confidential no-obligation session with one of the estate planning attorneys, CPAs or financial advisors.

»LEARN MORE!

FEB 5, 10am-4pm
Kiewit Auditorium
UA Cancer Center
»See flyer

The UAHS LGBTQ+ Interest Group presents the first UAHS LGBTQ+ Symposium and Community Fair. Keynote speakers and distinguished presenters will be presenting on research and resources that is available for the LGBTQ+ community and allies. There will also be several breakout sessions with presentations from community partners, a poster session, and a community fair throughout the day.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Feel free to attend any or all sessions! We encourage all to attend the poster sessions during lunch and /or the community fair and networking sessions.

»All info about speakers and schedule

Free health screenings available from 10am-4pm!
Free food and refreshments provided!
Please RSVP: http://bit.ly/lgbtq-symposium

(PJ Raval, 2018)
FRI NOV 2, 6pm / FREE
Center for Creative Photography
1030 N Olive Rd
(UA campus)
In Person: Filmmaker PJ Raval
»more info at CALL HER GANDA website
»Docscapes site

When a Filipina trans woman is brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine, three women galvanize a political uprising, pursuing justice and taking on hardened histories of U.S. imperialism. A modern David and Goliath story, CALL HER GANDA fuses personal tragedy, human rights activism and the little-known history, and complex aftermath, of U.S. imperial rule in the Philippines, forging a visually daring and profoundly humanistic geopolitical investigative exposé.

»More about film and filmmaker…

MON, NOV 5, 3-4:30pm
Pima Council on Aging (PCOA)
8467 E. Broadway Blvd
FREE / RSVP required by OCT 29
»Flyer
If you would like CEUs (continuing education units) for this training, as a Nursing Care Institution Administrator or Assisted Living Facility Manager, be sure to indicate that when you RSVP.

Project Visibility is training to help service providers and individuals become more informed, sensitive to and supportive of the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender older adults and their families… »Read full post

Presented by members and friends of the Men’s Social Network of Tucson with the Colby Olsen Foundation.

Thu, Jun 28, 1-8pm
Ward 3 Community Room
1510 E. Grant Road
(west of Campbell Ave on south side of Grant)
FREE
Donations welcome for snacks/non-alcoholic beverages
NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PERMITTED.

Flickathon presentations will include:
-PRIDE
-OUT AND PROUD IN CHICAGO
-GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS – the ACLU Freedom Files
-STONEWALL UPRISING

Come for just the film(s) you’d like to see!
»More info about films and start times

Arizona Queer Archives presents a community screening of the documentary JAY.

THU, MAY 3, 2018, 7-9pm
Loft Cinema
3233 E. Speedway
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

JAY is a documentary about spirituality, reality, perception and, ultimately perseverance and hope. JAY is a glimpse into the extraordinary and complex life of an abstract Tucson artist with an even more abstract life. Jay Kyle Petersen is a painter. He was also born intersex and raised female in rural 1950s Minnesota.

Directed by Nickolas Duarte. A Crown Chimp production. 22mins.
Official Selection of the 2017 St. Louis International Film Festival

Followed by Q & A with:
Jay Kyle Petersen
Father Tom Picton
Christina Laukaitis, MD/PhD
Nick Duarte, filmmaker
Jamie A. Lee PhD, Project Director, Arizona Queer Archives

Visit the Arizona Queer Archives to learn more about Jay Kyle Petersen.

Sponsored by the Institute for LGBT Studies, UA

»More about this film at the film website

Celebrating LGBT Health Awareness Week and the International Transgender Day of Visibility, Harmony Hospice proudly presents GEN SILENT, a documentary film from the award winning Mad Stu Productions, featuring six LGBT older adults as they deal with surviving in a care system that is hostile to their lifestyles.

Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2–4pm
THE LOFT CINEMA
3233 East Speedway Boulevard
Suggested donation: $10 (benefits Southern Arizona Senior Pride!)
Limited seating!
»READ MORE!

You are invited to the 1st Annual Colby Olsen LGBTQ Community Thanksgiving Dinner!

Wed, Nov 22, 2:30-6:30pm
FREE
Best Western Plus
International Hotel & Suites
6801 S.Tucson Blvd

»RSVP requested

Sponsored by The Colby Olsen Foundation, IBT’s and Best Western Plus at Tucson Airport

St. Francis in the Foothills includes and supports our community!

Events listed below take place at:
Community Center at St. Francis,
4625 E. River Rd (River & Swan),
Tucson, AZ

November 14-20
Trans Awareness Week

November 19, 9am
Transgender Day of Remembrance at St. Francis

November 20
Transgender Day of Remembrance at the UA.

Speakers, panelists, group discussions and valuable educational resources help address the unique challenges facing LGBTQ+ caregivers and clarify ways to get the support that’s needed. Hosted by AARP Arizona and Pima Council on Aging.

Wed, Nov 1, 1–4pm
Donna R. Liggins Center
2160 North 6th Ave, Tucson

»See flyer

Please spread the word and join us.

Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP and register HERE or call 520-571-9884

More info: Email

You are a solo senior if you have no family as you approach/face/deal with aging and end of life AND you are invited to attend the Solo Senior Gathering & Luncheon!

Thu, Oct 26
1-3pm
Tohono Chul Park
Free
Limited seating
Reservations required

We the solo seniors will gather informally over lunch on October 26th and share our recollections, questions, cultural traditions, concerns and other experience around end of life, grief, mourning and death.

Sponsored by the Elder Circle program of the Center for Community Dialogue and the Southwest Folklife Alliance.

Supported by:
The Community Foundation of Southern Arizona
Shaaron Kent Endowment Fund
The David and Lura Lovell Foundation

For more info and to register: contact Catherine Tornbom at 520.323.1708 x121 or email.

COME OUT FOR BRUNCH and join us as we honor the 2017 Godat, Steve Hall, and Dr. Jean Baker Community Ally awards recipients!
JUNE 10
Tucson University Park Hotel
(formerly University Marriott)
880 E. 2nd Street
(free parking in hotel garage)

Hosted by Tucson’s very own, fabulous Tempest DuJour.

9:30-10am / Meet & Greet with Bryan Safi and Erin Gibson from Throwing Shade (additional ticket price)
10am / Registration opens
10:30am / Ballroom doors open
11am / Event begins

»Get more info about this year’s Out Brunch Awards

»Get information about sponsorship

MORE INFO: Phone 520 547-6171 or email Adam Ragan at SAAF

summerpride is a week of LGBTI community events here in Tucson, which include The Parade and days of festival events. We celebrate the liberation and equality that was ignited by the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion.

»Get all the info at the summerpride website

Southern Arizona Senior Pride salutes the 2017 honorees of Wingspan awards, given by SAAF at their annualOut Brunch (this year on June 10) for outstanding contributions to Southern Arizona’s LGBTQI community.

Dea Brasgalla receives the Steve Hall Award for volunteer contributions.

Miki Odawa receives the Ken Godat Award recognizing extraordinary long-term contributions.

Laura Alexander is honored by the Jean Baker Community Ally Award.

»Get more info about these awards on the SAAF website
»Get the complete scoop about Out Brunch 2017

What plans can you put in place now to help honor your values and wishes and legacy?

Join us Saturday, June 3, 1-3:30pm for this special workshop presented by Interfaith Community Services and Partners and co-sponsored by Southern Arizona Senior Pride.

Please RSVP to Karen MacDonald at Interfaith Community Services by email or 520-297-6049 x221.

»MORE INFO

This FREE workshop meets for two and a half hours once a week for six weeks, in a group of 10 to 16 participants who will each receive a FREE book.

Tuesdays: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and June 6 from 2-4:30pm

The Place at Broadway East
Clubhouse
6199 East Broadway
Tucson, AZ

This interactive program was developed by Stanford University to help adults and caregivers gain the skills needed to manage ongoing health conditions, but can also be very helpful to those that just want to make healthy lifestyle changes. Through group interaction, goal setting, and action planning, participants learn many ways to take control of their own health.
»MORE

6th ANNUAL STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON LGBTQ INTEGRATED HEALTH
Loew’s Ventana Canyon Resort
7000 Resort Dr., Tucson, AZ

Let’s Get Better Together is an annual statewide conference hosted by the LGBTQ Coalition of Southern Arizona that focuses on the improvement of education, resources and understanding of health providers serving the LGBTQ community.

More info coming soon on the new Let’s Get Better Together website!

Last month, SAGE raised the alarm when the Trump administration moved to erase LGBT elders from a government aging survey. The National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants is used to determine what services will be provided to older Americans in need. If this important survey stops gathering information about LGBT elders, our needs won’t be represented.

Learn more:
»The CENSUS Won’t Collect L.G.B.T. Data: That’s a Problem (New York Times)
»The Trump Administration Is Rolling Back Data Collection on LGBT Older Adults (Center for American Progress)
»Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating LGBT Elders from Key Federal Survey (SageUSA)

MAY 12, 2017 is the LAST DAY to SUBMIT PETITIONS — PLEASE SIGN NOW! »Go to SAGE’s online form to sign this petition, with the option of adding your own words, and send to the Trump administration.

All across the United States this April, YWCAs, many other organizations and private individuals are hosting events in support of the YWCA’s Stand Against Racism. This is a signature campaign of YWCA USA to build community among those who work for racial justice and to raise awareness about the negative impact of institutional and structural racism in our communities.
»Find a Stand anywhere in the U.S.

In Tucson, Our Family Center for Community Dialogue is hosting Stand Against Racism Dialogue, a brown bag lunch discussion:
Fri, April 28, noon-1pm
Our Family Services
3830 E. Bellevue St, Tucson, AZ
FREE
»RSVP now!

You can also participate by hosting your own Stand against Racism event!
»Learn about hosting an event

One week from today, people all around the country will gather to mark Donald Trump’s 100th day in office by marching in the Peoples Climate Movement. Everything we have struggled to move forward in the United States is in peril. Our loved ones feel under siege, and those in power in Washington are advancing a dark and dangerous vision of America that we know is untrue. To change everything, we need everyone. Whether it is in Washington, DC or at one of the hundreds of sister marches around the country, please join the march on April 29th to stand up for our communities and climate.

»Click here to join the Peoples Climate Movement on Saturday, April 29th.

Friday, Apr 28, 7pm at Antigone Books, Franci McMahon will discuss her new lesbian mystery, The Impasse (Bold Strokes, $18.95).

McMahon incorporates firsthand knowledge of ranching in the West in this gripping story about Miles, a Montana ranching woman, who jumps at the chance to lead a group of women on a wilderness expedition, in hopes that it might help her move on from grief. The pack trip leads them deep into an isolated area, where exhilarating adventure rapidly morphs into perilous challenge… »READ MORE

• bell hooks Public Talk
• “Revolution & Resistance: Ending Domination”
April 28
• 3:30-4:30pm
  • bell hooks & Stephanie Troutman Film Talk
  • “Take Me to the Movies: the Politics of Imagery”



• 4:30-5pm
  • Book Signing
  • Free books for first 100 UA students (must show student ID)
• Center for Creative Photography
• 1030 N Olive Rd
• Tucson, AZ 85719

Thursday, April 20, 5–7pm
FREE
THE LOFT CINEMA
3233 East Speedway Boulevard
520-795-0844

Now more than ever, citizens of our country are grappling with how to interact with the “other side.” Our current crisis in polarization is leading to mistrust, anger and alienation. It threatens the very fabric of our democracy.

Tucson is leading the way for the country in showing how civility brings out the best in us and how it transforms the way we live and connect with each other.

Mayor Rothschild has signed a Proclamation declaring May 2017 as Tucson’s Revive Civility Month. The Mayor, in partnership with the League of Women’s Voters of Greater Tucson, Ben’s Bells, and the University of Arizona’s National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD) is inviting the community to engage in activities to promote civility throughout Tucson.

Come to The Loft Cinema on Thursday to learn and discuss how we can revive civility together–to make our community a better place to live, and to lead the way for our nation.

GENDER REVOLUTION is a two-hour documentary released in conjunction with the National Geographic‘s January issue of same name, which made history by featuring a 9-year-old transgender girl on its cover. Produced by Katie Couric, National Geographic and World of Wonder Studios, GENDER REVOLUTION is a nuanced, complex and tender film that looks at the way gender shapes our lives and experiences and the ongoing cultural conversation surrounding the spectrum of gender identity.

Six Tucson congregations have joined to screen this documentary on two consecutive evenings:

Wed, Apr 5, 6pm @ Rincon UCC
Thu, Apr 6, 6:30pm @ St. Francis in the Foothills UMC

»GET FULL INFO…

Tuesday, March 7, 3-4:30pm
Pima Council on Aging
8467 E. Broadway, Tucson
No cost for training.

This training is open to the Senior Pride Community and others who provide services to older adults. Project Visibility’s goal is to help our community’s service providers ensure that older LGBTQ adults receive care and services that are welcoming, informed, and respectful to LGBTQ elders. Senior Pride is a partner for these trainings.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
To register or for more info: Contact Sandy at 520-305-3413 or EMAIL.
»SEE THE PCOA FLYER

Fri, Mar 3, 7pm
Water of Life Metropolitan Community Church
3269 N. Mountain Ave., Tucson, AZ
Tickets: $27.00 + service charge $1.95 = $28.95
Tickets Available ONLY at Brown Paper Tickets
BUY ONLINE or call: 1-800-838-3006
SEATING IS LIMITED!!
»Learn more

Feb. 27, 2017, 8-10pm CENTRAL TIME
ABC (Tucson KGUN 9)

WHEN WE RISE, written and created by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement–from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today.

»Learn more and see trailer on the ABC site

February 18, 1-3pm
YWCA, 525 N Bonita Ave

Join the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance and the Southern Arizona Hate Crimes Task Force to learn about transgender people, the issues they face and how to support them in the fight for respect and equal rights.

»Learn more

(Deborah S. Esquenazi, 2016)
Thursday, February 2, 2017, 7:30pm
FREE
Loft Cinema
Co-presented by Lesbian Looks

»More about the film, plus reviews…

PFLAG Tucson’s 2017 Celebration of Love will be TONIGHT Wednesday, February 1, at 7pm at the Ward VI City Council Office at 3202 E. 1st Street. Please join PFLAG in honoring Tucson’s LGBT couples and their wonderful relationships. This year’s celebration will feature a special presentation of the relationship of Mick Meader and Richard Holmes, long-time PFLAG supporters. PFLAG will have photos and readings about them. PFLAG will provide refreshments. While PFLAG has asked for RSVPs, please feel free to come without one. RSVP by email or phone: 520-360-3795.

Saturday, January 21, 2017, thousands of women and allies will rally in Washington, DC for the Women’s March on Washington. Satellite marches are also being planned in cities all around the U.S. In TUCSON, groups will meet at 10am at Armory Park to march to the Joel Valdez Main Library for a rally.
»GET MORE INFO

Elder Circles are facilitated discussion groups that meet once a month (every 3rd Saturday) on a drop-in basis to discuss important topics and share stories. Each Elder Circle focuses on one of four components: life review, life repair, what is my contribution and mentoring. The facilitator is trained and culturally responsive.
Join us Sat, Jan 21, 1-2:30pm, at Cornerstone Fellowship Social Hall!
»More info…

Fri. December 2, 2016, 7:30pm
Sat. December 3, 2016, 3pm
Sat. December 3, 2016, 7:30pm
Sun. December 4, 2016, 3pm

Leo Rich Theater
260 S Church Ave (near Tucson Convention Center).
Tickets: $27

»Learn more and purchase tickets at the Reveille site…

Celebrate and acknowledge World AIDS Day in Tucson by coming to our block party in the Lost Barrio on Thursday, Dec 1st. This event will feature arts and crafts, music and dance performances and community members speaking about their experiences living with and impacted by HIV.

»LEARN MORE

November is Transgender Awareness Month. The Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA) plans numerous events to enhance transgender visibility and respect.
»Get all the info…

»More info…

Fri-Sat, Oct 14 and 15
La Pilita Cultural Center
420 S. Main Ave.

QTPOCFEST (Queer and/or Trans People of Color Festival) is a free festival that celebrates LGBTQIA+ People of Color. It was created to foster a safe and loving/affirming space for people of color with varying expressions of gender, sex, sexuality and culture. QTPOCFest features local artists, installations, galleries, vendors, community workshops, light food and a mix and mingle. In bringing together our identities and cultural herstories, histories and theirstories, we reclaim our narratives against the systems that marginalize our experiences.

October 14
5-9pm
QTPOC Mix and Mingle
Closed event – QTPOC (Queer and/or Trans People of Color) only

• noon-3pm
  Workshops (there will be two sessions with up to 3 workshops offered at a time. These will range from writing workshops, skillshares and knowledge sharing and possible demonstrations)
• 3-6pm
  Tabling/Vendors
• 3:30-9pm
  Art performances (we will have both an indoor and outdoor stage which will include music, spoken word, film and a gallery of visual art)
• 9-10pm
  Cool down/end of event

More info:
www.qtpocfest.wordpress.com
www.gofundme.com/qtpocfest
On FB: QTPOCFEST Tucson

FREE Preventive Health Screen Event!

Thursday, Oct 13, 9am-12pm
Armory Park Center
220 S. 5th St., Tucson

Skin cancer screenings
Mammogram screenings
Osteoporosis bone health exams

Sign up at Armory Park front desk.

For more info, call: 520 791-4865

We thought you’d like to know about this event, which is presented by the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation.

Sunday, Oct 9
Event starts at 8 am at the Joel D Valdez Main Library
101 N Stone Ave
To register, visit the SAAF website.

Sat, Oct 1, 12-9pm
Reid Park
100 Country Club Rd
More info

Friday, Sept 30
Kickoff at 7 pm
After years of construction, the Parade returns to Fourth Ave!
»Business vendor application and guidelines

Thurs., Sept 29, 6:30-8pm
Fox Tucson Theater
Arizona Public Media and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona present Community Interactive: Stories from the Border, a live interactive event featuring a panel of respected and accomplished journalists from Mexico and the U.S. Sponsored by the Community Investment Corporation.

Fax: (520) 795-8206
Mobile: (520) 334-9442

In light of the act of hate and terror in Orlando, the worst mass shooting in US history, targeting members of the LGBT community, a candlelight vigil took place at 8pm, Sunday night, at 522 N 4th Avenue. The gathering began at 7pm in front of IBTs (Tucson’s historic gay bar of 30 years, located at 616 N 4th Ave), and proceeded down the street to 522 N 4th Avenue where a program was held in solidarity and remembrance. Happening during Pride Month, a time of celebration of the diversity of our community, this tragedy takes on even more sadness. However, we affirm that nothing, not violence nor hatred nor terrorism, can stop the gift of love given to all of us. In this vigil, a community comes together in love. Please join us in solidarity.

Sunday, May 15, 6:30pm
Historic Y
300 East University Blvd
Tucson, AZ
FREE – all welcome!

One of the world’s oldest and largest grassroots campaigns for HIV awareness, the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is led by a coalition of some 1,200 community organizations in 115 countries. Our Tucson event will include music, reading of the names of people lost to HIV and AIDS and a candlelighting.

Learn more about this annual event at the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial website…