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Tucson Gay Times
Tucson Gay LGBTQ+ News Since 1978
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Tucson Gay Lesbian LGBTQ+ News & Events In Tucson Since 1978  Tucson, Arizona is situated about one hour from the International Border between the United States and Mexico. The surrounding desert area can be a beautiful and memorable Southwest visitor destination. Tucson is large and can move fast. Thousands of people from the wealthy to the homeless pass through and or relocate from around the United States and from other countries to Tucson every month. That very rapid popluation growth, flux, and influx occurs within the backdrop of ever increasing living costs, decreasing water availablity from the Colorado River Canal, rapid housing and commerical development sprawl over the last 20+ years. The city offers some LGBTQ+ infrastructure and networks. Outside of Tucson and its suburbs, in the remaining pristine desert areas some remaining stands of cactus like none else anywhere found on Earth are still seen. A ring of spectacular mountain ranges that once were active volcanoes circle Tucson in almost every direction. Locally in Tucson an Annual Pride Week of Events is usually held, along with other regular yearly LGBTQ+ activities, unique friendly restaurants and bars, trendy downtown revivials of trendy and earlier era style watering holes & business. Blooming desert wildflowers in their seasons offer just a few of the many Tucson sights, events, and activities both the visitor and the resident may enjoy. Immurse yourself in the Tucson area's many unique cultures and its varied history of numerous ancient peoples. From one time arrivals via the Siberean Land Bridge to Spanish colonists along with other European, Mexican, United States, Confederate States, and Mormon arrivals, explorers and residents, the areas various frontiersmen, fortune hunters, gunslingers, gamblers, saloon girls, miners, cattle barrons, settlers, townspeople, saloons, red light districts, business men and business women, and notables offer a deep historical local color. Today's Tucson visitor to the fast moving and at times somewhat crowded busy city can discover birding adventures, nude sunbathing areas, Tucson's various themed nighttime bar scenes, evening stargazing, ghost town exploring, an annual "Bears Of The Old Pueblo Festival', cave adventures, national cactus parks, gastronomic restaurants delights from many varied cultures, or just relaxing by a pool, enjoying a sunrise or sunset, gazing out a window, or relaxing out on an open air porch in a big comfy easy chair. As part of the northern Sonoran desert, summers in Tucson are hot above 100 degrees and humid with high tropical humidity coming up from the Gulf of Mexico during the areas 'Monsoon Season', while winters at night in the desert can be cold at times down to freezing or below. Many LGBTQ+ adventurers of all ages and walks of life over the years have made Tucson, Arizona one of the items on their To-Do Lists in life. Anytime you are away from home and away from what you are familiar with, always stay very aware of your surroundings... Tucson Gay News®© Copyrighted-Trademarked-Trade Named All Rights Are Reserved  1978 Original 'Tucson Gay Times' Logo |