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Only four of the 13 teenagers, all high school athletes, faced trial for the crime, and they were convicted only of involuntary manslaughter (equivalent to the charge for killing someone in a vehicle accident), on top of which they received probation rather than jail time, and the judge sealed their records as juveniles. Murder of Richard Heakin Jr.: The heinous Jbeating and murder by 13 teenage boys of Richard Heakin, Jr., a 21-year-old gay man visiting from Nebraska, as he left the Stonewall Tavern shocked and galvanized the local LGBTQI+ community to stand up for their rights. established to handle crisis calls about health and other concerns. Gay Community Services Center on Seventh Ave. Adobeland opened as a lesbian residence and campground. Women-only land: Nourishing Space, founded by lesbian feminists, was 165 acres in Vail and existed from 1975-1978. 1973Īntigone Books opened in 1973: The original owners were Pat Kelly, Barbara Atwood, and Jonnie Cunningham, who pooled $1,500 to open what was then one of the country’s first feminist bookstores (Jane Kay, Arizona Daily Star). Forty seven years later, it continues to operate as a cultural magnet in Tucson. In 1991, the congregation bought its current site at 3269 N. The church met in various locations, including the Tucson Women’s Club, the Unitarian Church and the Pima Friends Meeting House before renting a facility on S. MCC Church held first Tucson services: The first Metropolitan Community Church worship service in Tucson was held on December1970.
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University Ave., serving only beer until its liquor license was approved in November. 1970įirst Openly Gay Bar in Tucson: The Graduate opened in January at 23 W.
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The Unitarian-Universalist Church of Tucson on 22nd welcomed lesbians and gays for dances and other gatherings. Gay and lesbian youth support group started by gay and lesbian adults. Lesbians formed an astrology group (Minerva) and other support groups.įirst Women’s Center on Sixth St and Park: Another success by local lesbian-feminists, it was open to all women, included a lesbian coffee house, drop-in center, and residence. Other initiatives were the Young Women’s and Women’s Company (which taught trade skills), and Southwest Feminist Media Collective. Ann Yellott was a key leader in establishing these. Lesbian-feminists joined others to establish Rape Crisis Center, Tucson Women’s Commission, and the Domestic Violence Shelter. Sue Sturtz, former owner of Antigone Books, looks back on it as “a great place where women went to hang out, dance, lift weights, swim, or shoot pool.” Casa Nuestra closed in 1982. Jim’s, and the Black Door bar at the McArthur Hotel, which was also the site of an adult bookstore notorious as a cruise area for sex hook-ups.Ĭasa Nuestra was a private lesbian club in an old mansion on Dodge Boulevard.
Gay men’s bars included The Graduate, Stonewall Tavern, Mr. If you remember key milestones in Tucson’s LGBTQI+ history and want to share your memories, we welcome you to email us! 1970sīars were social spaces and information hubs for the LGBTQI+ community: The lesbian bars were Zodiac, Colette’s, and Ruby’s.
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While we still need to fight for our rights, we also need to respect those who struggled in the past to install the foundations for the freedoms and resources we experience now. We look back at Tucson’s rich history of key moments in our community to remember when and how we got to where we are today. Featured image (above) shows the logo for Wingspan’s Diversity in the Desert, Tucson’s 4th Annual Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Oct 22-25, 1998.
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Most of the historical Wingspan photos are from “Wingspan Archive of Ken Godat” with his permission.
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Compiled by Joyce Bolinger from multiple sources (sources available upon request).