Tucson Pride
Archives®©
Registered-Copyrighted
Tucson Pride Archives®©
preserves the most comprehensive
collections
documenting the early 1920s
with the 'Froggy Boys Club' at the UofA
continuing
the later history of ways the
Pride of being Gay &
Lesbian in
Tucson Arizona has been celebrated,
then transformed over many
years
by numerous Private and Gay Bars
holding the 'Annual
Spring Gay Carnival'
gatherings.
[1] [2]
[3] [4]
[5]
The later 1970s brought new generations
and arrivals to
Tucson wanting change, businesses,
to become community members, entities, efforts,
and or organizations.
That new way of annual celebration called
a 'Tucson Pride Festival'
as an annual event
ran
with different Pride Committees and later organizations.
There were times from the late 1970s to 2025 the
Tucson Pride
Festival event was held with no organization,
or at other times
was not held.
Along the way the Pride Committes and
Organizations would donate much
of the remaining cash in the
account left after the event with
local LGBTQ+ & Straight
Groups-Organizations after holding the
'Volunteers Appreciation
Party' at a local hotel with free drinks and food.
Many
experienced Tucson's Gay Pride Festivals, Pride Parades, and events
as their first contact with the bigger LGBTQ+ world. They felt
safe, enjoyed
having fun with LGBTQ+ others, gained knowledge
and learning from the
many information booths at the events and
those they interacted with,
formed friendships and business
relationships, all while networking-mixing
together at the
largest yearly LGBTQ+ gathering in Tucson, Arizona
of its time
periods.
Soon interest came in from
Phoenix, Arizona LGBTQ+ organizations
and others by February
of 2026 discussing in the newspapers, social media,
and on
television news broadcasts considering their organizing and holding
a new annual Tucson Pride Festival format event [s] for the
Tucson LGBTQ+ Community in Tucson, Arizona.
1993 Tucson Gay & Lesbian Pride Picnic
- 2013 Tucson Pride In The
Desert
Tucson LGBTQ+ Museum®©
Exhibit
Licensed for use to the Tucson Pride Archives®©[4]
In
2025 the
organization Tucson Pride, LLC. with its
two [2] man board
of directors was unable to hold a
2025 Tucson Pride Festival or a Tucson Pride Parade
suffering serious financial and organization problems.
The
two
member board voted to dissolve the Tucson Pride, LLC.
organization setting the stage for the next group or organization
to step up with possibilities of a perpetuating business model
that works during its time period[s].
The many efforts
over the years of all the loyal volunteers stands as
testament
of Tucson's resilency as the constantly evolving changing
and
increasing LGBTQ+ and Straight population along with rapid
development growth of the city's population, organizations,
groups, businesses.
Many of those entities were competing
more and more for
time sensitive and limited venues-permits,
available rental space,
available funds, and competing events
held by other entities.
The Tucson Pride Archives®©
collections document
the many
successive influencing events, efforts,
committees, and
organizations that were often shaped
as much by the local
community as they were by those
who relocated to Tucson,
Arizona. Some passed through
while others stayed becoming a part
of the community
from the 1950's to 2020's. [5]
Tucson Pride Events History
Step Back Into
Tucson's 1990's
Pride Festivals Here
[6]
Read: 'The History of Tucson
Pride®©
in Tucson, Arizona’ coming soon in e-book, paperback
&
hardcover book, and movie documentary DVD format
[7] 1993-2013 Tucson Pride Duo Exhibit licensed
by
Tucson LGBTQ+ Museum for
exclusive use
by
Tucson Pride Archives®©
[8] Tucson Pride
Festival Gay Lesbian LGBTQ+
1990's History Exhibit licensed by
Tucson LGBT Museum for exclusive use
of Tucson Pride
Archives®©
The Tucson Pride Archives®©
comprises the most
comprehensive detailed archival historical
collections of
the many different ways,
the many people who were there,
the many events
that came together,
the many efforts both non-organized
and organized
of Pride events in Tucson
in its many variations always
proudly
celebrated in Tucson, Arizona.[9][10]
All images, video, movie, auditory,
documentary including but not limited to text exhibits are copyrighted and
registered by the Tucson Pride Archives®©,
and or by third parties.
Publication of names, photos, exhibits, manuscripts, artifacts,
and or memorabilia of any person or organization in the Tucson Pride
Archives®©
is
not to be construed as indication of the sexual orientation of such
person(s), organization(s), advertisers, or any employees thereof.
All Rights Are Reserved.
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