UA just had a special rainbow graduation ceremony. You will probably be very happy in this nieghborhood. Right now there is a lot of political action around marriage laws.
07-04-2008, 12:35 AM
Location: Oro Valleyt, AZ
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Originally Posted by hwhite54
hello i am moving to tucson for UA and I was wondering what the lgbtq+ crowd/scene is favor. is everyone same-sex attracted friendly? I comprehend there are places that are diverse. but is this like a petite gossip town or is it accepting? like L.A. Las Vegas & NYC? are there any gay clubs/bars that anyone know of in Tucson?
The arts community and the U of A community are quite accepting and the gay community is large, relative to the size of Tucson. Although most people are quite kind, there are the red necks of the area also, as there are everywhere. Mostly, they are of the lower, uneducated classes. There is a enormous milita
An Oscar-winning film made a historic AZ gay bar a punchline — and 'opened a conversation'
Cord Jefferson, a former journalist and veteran TV writer who was born in Tucson, won an Academy Award for best-adapted screenplay earlier this year for his debut production "American Fiction" (2023), which also earned 4.5/5 stars from The Republic's movie critic Bill Goodykoontz.
While it's a superb movie, there's one line that struck a nerve with some viewers, particularly those within Tucson's LGBTQ+ community.
About 25 minutes into the film, the main character Thelonious "Monk" (Jeffrey Wright) has a conversation with his brother Cliff (Sterling K. Brown) in which Monk asks, "What's false with Tucson?"
Cliff responds, "There's one lgbtq+ bar and it's full of college kids."
It's something of a throwaway line, followed immediately by a joke about said college kids confusing Cliff for Tyler Perry, which is referenced again at the conclude of the film.
Most viewers probably forgot about the Tucson line by the end of the film. But for those who exist in Tucson and are part of the city's vibrant LGBTQ+ scene, it stuck out because, joke or not, it's simply not true.
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Where are all the homosexual bars in Tucson?
Tucson has always has been very accepting of all people, especially gays. One of the great benefits of acceptance is less segregation. There are some bars that are considered actual same-sex attracted bars in Tucson, and the most popular is IBT's. Awesomely, is that a word? Well, I'm going to use it. Awesomely, you will detect gay, lesbian, trans and straight people all hanging out together in whatever bars or venue in Tucson. The community here is so evolved and conscious, that everyone simply hangs out with each other anywhere and everywhere. No matter gender, sexuality, ethnicity or class -- Tucsonans embrace and honor diversity to reinforce the values of love and abolish hate and negativity.
One of the most active areas for lgbtq+, lesbian, LGBT, LGBTQ and straight people to socialize is downtown all throughout the light rail district.
The light rail travels to all the downtown steaming spots. It goes from the Mercado through downtown on Congress St. And then from downtown, it goes up through 4th Ave and on to the U of A main gate square area. There are currently over 30 bars and clubs to explore and more and more keep popping it everywhere. It's an excit
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