Twenty-One of the area middle & high schools now have gay student groups (or alliances) that provide support for teens on those respective campuses. Yes.. you read that right: MIDDLE school—see Doolen Middle School below. These clubs usually welcome straight, gay-friendly, and questioning teens to meetings. Contact these schools (or the National web-site of GLSEN or GLSEN Arizona — Tucson) for more information on how they set up their student group/club and start the process of getting a group at your school! Support your school's Gay/Straight Alliance--attend meetings!
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I've set up an mailing list called GLBTeen—Tucson GSA Hangout. This "club" is a place for Tucson area high school students to interact and brainstorm about their GSA, the Imagine Project, and statewide issues & concerns. Click on this link to go to the web address and sign up for the mailing list and join to send & receive email messages or read & post messages to the GLBTeen-GSA Hangout group.
Please note: this new mailing list service (as of Nov.20, 2005) is intended to replace the Yahoo Tucson GSA Hangout "group" that has been mostly inaccessible for the past couple of months.
GLSEN of Tucson sponsored the creation and distribution of a video titled,"Voices of GLBT Youth" that features interviews of local, Tucson GLBT youth telling their stories about being gay in high school. The above link is to a streaming video version made available by the video production company, PanLeft Productions. In addition, every high school in Tucson (with or without a GSA) should have received a VHS copy of the video. New copies of the video will be distributed in DVD format in the future.
Here's a link to an online resource called Kaleidoscope GSA Resources. Kaleidoscope has numerous "HOW-TO"'s, and ideas on creating, running, and growing a successful GSA. These files are in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) format.
Here's a link to an online resource called GSA Resource Network, another information source for GSAs in Tucson. Info about how to donate Tax Credit funds to your favorite GSA.
I'm including a link to an online resource I've found for GSA Network, an information source for GSAs in California. Check it out!
Amphitheater Public Schools
Amphitheater High School — Pride Alliance gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group. GSA was meeting sporadically at the end of 2001 school year, status unknown. The Amphi High web site (link above) shows numerous student clubs currently active, but no sign of a GSA.
Sponsor Contact: Carol Karki
Sponsor Contact: David Rainey
Amphitheater Public Schools
(previously known as The Matthew Shepard Memorial Gay/Straight Alliance) gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group was the third GSA to be founded in Tucson.
The Canyon del Oro High School — Gay/Straight Alliance meets every week on Monday after school. Ask your homeroom teacher to read ALL of the Daily Announcements to hear about group meetings or check out the Daily Announcements printed copy, web page, or broadcast announcements on CDO cable TV.
Help support our "NO HATE SPEECH" campaign on campus. CDO GSA members now have a mail list available for group correspondence. See Mr. Maginnis to have your name added to the list.
CDO GSA members now have a wiki available to them to document their projects and club status. Check out the CDO GSA Wiki.
Sponsor Contact: Mitzi Wieduwilt
Sponsor Contact: Bill Maginnis, Computer Repair A/V Tech
Tucson Unified School District
Catalina Magnet High School — Trojan GSA gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group. Trojan GSA meets every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at Lunch, and Wednesday during Conference Period at the Trojan GSA Conference Room in the Library. The GSA has participated in Outoberfest 2004, EON Retreat 2004. Trojan GSA participated in the National Day of Silence in 2004, by passing out pamphlets, and creating a collage of victims who have died as a result of GLBT hate crimes.
Sponsor Contact: Suzanne Smith
Sponsor Contact: Judyth Lessee
Catalina Foothills School District
Catalina Foothills High School gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
At one point the word was CFHS Administration had cancelled all clubs to stop the CFHS GSA from meeting. The CFHS web site (link above) shows numerous student clubs currently active, but no sign of a GSA. Catalina Foothills High School GSA has been meeting during the 2004-2005 school year as well as the 2005-2006 year.
Sponsor Contact: Ana Henriquez
Tucson Unified School District
Cholla Magnet High School — Aloha Lounge gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
Status — a group of about 40 students meets on a regular basis.
Sponsor Contact: Craig Wunderlich
Vail School District
Cienega High School gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
Status — group formed at the end of the 2004 school year.
Sponsor Contact: Rebecca Carrier
Sponsor Contact: Mike Carson
Sponsor Contact: Melinda Jensen
Sunnyside Unified School District
The Desert View High School — Spectrum Alliance gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group was the second GSA to be founded in Tucson (and the state of Arizona for that matter!) Still meeting after all these years. Thanks Ms. Hansen!
Meets once every week after school. Link from Sunnyside District to Desert View is down (9-17-06).
Sponsor Contact: Martin Brown
Tucson Unified School District
The Doolen Middle School — Misfits gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group is the second middle school GSA to be founded in Tucson (and the state of Arizona, for that matter!) Fab-u-lous!
Sponsor Contact: Lisa Rodriguez
Flowing Wells School District
The Flowing Wells High School — Bridging the Gap gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
Sponsor Contact: Terry Cummings-Loken
Sponsor Contact: Deanna Slaughter
Sponsor Contact: Tracy Menten
Tucson Unified School District
The Howenstine High Magnet School gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
Sponsor Contact: Chris Martin
Sponsor Contact: Natasha Snow
Amphitheater Public Schools
The Ironwood Ridge High School — Pride Alliance gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group. The IRHS GSA seems to be forming again with a new sponsor. More info as it becomes available.
Sponsor Contact: unknown
Marana Unified School District
Mt. View High School gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
GSA reported to be in the process of forming. The first GSA in Marana district.
Sponsor Contact: Ms. Hollis Hemingway
Sponsor Contact: Ms. Amy St. John
Tucson Unified School District
The Palo Verde Magnet High School — G.S.A. gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group meets weekly.
Sponsor Contact: Michael Konecky
University of Arizona
Pride Alliance—The Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Association is a service of the Associated Students of The University of Arizona. Pride Alliance seeks to make available to students a space where students may become more comfortable with themselves and an opportunity for other campus groups to find information about the gay/lesbian/bisexual experience.
Pride Alliance meets every Thursday evening at 5:30 pm in an office located in room 350 of the Memorial Student Union.
Pride Alliance, call 621-7585 for more info.
Tucson Unified School District
Pueblo Magnet High School — Prism gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning, straight student group.
New group as of the 2002/2003 school year.
Sponsor Contact: Randy Spalding
Sponsor Contact: Wendy Enriquez
Tucson Unified School District
Rincon-University High School — GHLOE Gays, Heteros and Lesbians Organized for Equality) gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning, straight student group.
Their web site has gone away—I'll hopefully be able to get some updated info soon.
Sponsor Contact: Brenda Kazen
Sponsor Contact: Mechelle Eacret-Wagley
Tucson Unified School District
Sabino High School gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
A student group has been meeting.
Sponsor Contact: Lucinda DeMaria
Tucson Unified School District
Sahuaro High School gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
Sponsor Contact: Shelly Krause
St. Gregory College Preparatory High School
The St. Gregory School has a gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group that has been meeting on campus this year. Congratulations, St. Gregory students: yours is the first private/parochial school gay-straight alliance in Tucson.
Sponsor Contact: Sandy Birch
Tucson Unified School District
Santa Rita High School gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
Status--a group is in the process of forming.
Sponsor Contact: Krista Binnie
Sunnyside Unified School District
The Sunnyside High School — PRISM gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group.
Sponsor Contact: Melissa Bonillas
Sponsor Contact: Alex Kouvel
Tucson Unified School District
The Tucson High Science & Technology Magnet School — Arcus gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning/straight student group was the first GSA to be founded in Tucson.
Meets once every week during a lunch period. Arcus has put out a great newsletter about their group — ask Ms. Brickert-Albrecht or your English teacher for a copy.
Sponsor Contact: Gayle Brickert-Albrecht, Teacher
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Last updated Sept. 17, 2006