Compiled by Joyce Bolinger from multiple sources sources available upon request. 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.
Casa Nuestra was a private lesbian club in an old mansion on Dodge Boulevard. Ann Yellott was a key leader in establishing these. Lesbians formed an astrology group Minerva and other support groups. Gay and lesbian youth support group started by gay and lesbian adults. The Unitarian-Universalist Church of Tucson on 22nd welcomed lesbians and gays for dances and other gatherings. University Ave. Stone Ave. In , the congregation bought its current site at N.
Mountain Ave. Forty seven years later, it continues to operate as a cultural magnet in Tucson. Women-only land: Nourishing Space, founded by lesbian feminists, was acres in Vail and existed from Adobeland opened as a lesbian residence and campground. Murder of Richard Heakin Jr.
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.
Birdsall, who presided over the trial of the teens who killed Richard Heakin Jr. Transgender protections were added years later. An anti-gay mob threatened the protesters and tossed items at them. Desert Voices performed extensively in Tucson and nationally since.
