NEWS ARCHIVE

PFLAG Tucson and Southern Arizona Senior Pride invite you to our annual holiday intergenerational potluck!

Dec 15, 2018, noon to 2pm
Cornerstone Fellowship Social Hall
2902 North Geronimo
(near First Ave and Glenn)
The parking lot is east of Geronimo on the north side of Laguna.
Social Hall is the building at the back of the lot.
Wheelchair accessible.

PFLAG will provide soft drinks, meat entrees, potatoes and gravy. Everyone else please bring vegetables, salads, vegan and vegetarian dishes. (Remember to label your dishes for gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, and nuts.)

PFLAG members please call J. Wickey at 520-869-1809 if you would like to volunteer to help with food items.  Thank You!

Please join us for this special community gathering!

More info: Lee Roden- 520-398-6826
or email Senior Pride.

May 2, 2018, 7pm
Tucson City Council Ward 6 Building
3202 E 1st St

PFLAG Tucson and The Alliance Fund will present our 2018 LGBTQ student recipients with their 2018 scholarship awards at our regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. All recipients and guests are invited as well as the general public!

Please share this information with any students in your lives. And please JOIN us on May 5th as we celebrate our graduates. If you have never been, it is truly a wonderful event!

11th Annual Rainbow Graduation
Saturday, May 5, 4pm
Gallagher Theater
UA Student Union
Graduates receive a rainbow cord, a certificate, and will be the guests of honor at a catered reception following the ceremony.
»more info on the UA LGBTQ website

Graduating from the UA this May or December 2018? You can participate in a graduation ceremony that recognizes and celebrates the achievements of underrepresented sexual and/or gender identity(ies). Rainbow Graduation is open to all graduating undergraduates, graduates, or professional school students (including allies!).

If you would like to participate, complete the following steps by noon on April 23, 2018:

1. fill out this Google form. Please make sure to include all of the requested information!
2. your photo to us.
3. Select someone to present you with your rainbow cord and certificate. The person you select will have 30 seconds to say a few words about you. This could be a friend, partner, family member, professor, mentor, neighbor, or whomever you choose. If you are having trouble finding a presenter or have any concerns about the presenter in general, please let us know. We can work with you and can make accommodations to ensure you have the best experience possible.

Nominate a teacher or UA staff person for the Fabulous UA Faculty/Staff Award!

We need your help in recognizing a fabulous UA Faculty/Staff member to be honored during Rainbow Graduation this year! Do you know someone who has been fabulous to you, makes this campus fabulous, or both? Do you want to show them your appreciation for being so fabulous? Nominate them for the Fabulous Faculty/Staff award presented at Rainbow Graduation! To learn more about this award or see past recipients, visit the the UA LGBTQ website.

Make a nomination by filling out this Google form before April 6, 2018, 11:59pm.

Join PFLAG Tucson Arizona as we celebrate couples: gay, trans, allies, whoever you are!

Wednesday, February 7, 7-8:30pm
Ward VI City Council Office
3202 E. 1st Street.

»PFLAG Couples Celebration on Facebook

December 8-10 at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church.

»More info

On December 9, 2017, PFLAG will co-host a potluck with SOUTHERN ARIZONA SENIOR PRIDE.

Sat, Dec 9, noon-2pm.
Cornerstone Fellowship social hall
2902 North Geronimo Ave.
(the social hall is actually on Laguna, one and one-half blocks west of First Street and one block south of Glenn).

We’re expecting approximately 40-50 people.

We need the following: turkey/ham, vegan (not just vegetarian) entrees and side dishes, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls & butter, drinks and to-go containers.

Please RSVP potluck items by or call 520-820-2367.

December 1-3, 2017 at the Leo Rich Theater.

»More info about Reveille
»Tickets and more info about the Holiday Spectacular Concert

Once again this year PFLAG is the sponsor for this festive event, and you are invited to join in creating and sharing the feast!

Fri, Nov 17, 2017
Set up at 4:45pm and serve at 5pm
SAAF (Southern Arizona Aids Foundation)
375 S. Euclid
(just south of Broadway, before the “snake” overpass).
Go to south end of SAAF building and knock on the door of the MShape Lounge.

We estimate feeding 20 people (maybe a dozen youth, plus staff, PFLAG-ers and community members helping with the meal).

We are seeking all the makings for a traditional holiday meal:
turkey/ham, vegan entrees and side dishes, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, pies and other desserts, rolls & butter, drinks, ice and to-go containers

PFLAG will supply plates, utensils and cups.

Please contact Jeana Butler to sign up or for more info:
520-307-6177 or

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

»Learn more