Gay clubs tucson

It's 1 p.m. on a weekday afternoon, and Tom Novakowski is doing what he's done almost every day for the past 40 years—tending bar. More specifically, he's tending a gay lock.

Away from the glare of the summer sun, IBT's on Fourth Road offers a gloomy, cool respite. Novakowski stands behind the club's bar with a cup of coffee in one hand, occasionally putting it down to pour a brew for a daytime patron, or to fold bar towels in preparation for the evening rush.

At the height of Tucson's gay-bar era—the late-1970s into the mid-'80s—there were about a dozen bars, and Novakowski recalls most of their names: the Graduate, the Venture, Sir James, Hair Tiz, the Joshua Tree/Backdoor, the Stonewall Eagle, Michael's, the Fineline, Rita's, Colette's, Initiative, Lucky Pierre's and IBT's.

Today's gay-bar scene includes about a half-dozen places: IBT's, as well as Woody's, New Satellite, Brodie's Tavern, Venture-N, and Colors.

June Thomas, author of The Gay Bar: Its Riotous Past and Uncertain Future, wrote a six-part series on the history and the future of the queer bar for Slate.com last year.

"In 2007, Entrepreneur Magazine set gay bars on its list of businesses facing exti

Where are all the gay 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 gay bars in Tucson, and the most popular is IBT's. Awesomely, is that a word? Well, I'm going to exploit it. Awesomely, you will discover gay, lesbian, trans and direct people all hanging out together in whatever bars or venue in Tucson. The community here is so evolved and aware, that everyone simply hangs out with each other anywhere and everywhere. No matter gender, sexuality, ethnicity or class -- Tucsonans embrace and celebrate diversity to reinforce the values of treasure and abolish hate and negativity.

One of the most active areas for gay, lesbian, LGBT, LGBTQ and straight people to socialize is downtown all throughout the light rail district.

The clear rail travels to all the downtown hot 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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Tucson LGBT Chamber of Commerce

The Tucson LGBT Chamber of Commerce is a business networking organization dedicated to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender community, and its allies, working to support a business environment that is open and inclusive as well as to promote Tucson as a welcoming place to inhabit , visit, and do business.

Tucson Pride/TLGA

Tucson Pride/TLGA (Tucson Lesbian and Gay Alliance) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that produces and promotes educational, cultural, and recreational events for the lesbian, queer, bisexual, transgender, and allied communities in Tucson, AZ. Founded in 1977, Tucson Pride is one of the oldest Pride organizations in the nation.

Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation

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Welcome to the queer friendly Tucson Metropolitan Area

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Arizona’s second largest city,Tucson (TOO-sahn) is the perfect mix of small town charm and massive city convenience. The Southwest is well-represented by Tucson’s cactus covered landscape, call of green mountains, and Mexican-inspired architecture. Tucson’s nickname is “Old Pueblo” and over one million people call it home. Indeed, the area is so hospitable that archaeologists believe it has been continuously inhabited for the last 12,000 years.

Tucson is nestled in the valley of five small mountain ranges, the shining celebrity of which is Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina range. At over 9,000 feet, it is the southernmost winter ski resort in the country. But don’t permit the mountains fool you: Tucson is a desert city. Several state and national parks surround the city , including Saguaro National Park, where a lot of the picturesque magazine photos of imposing saguaro cactus come from, The Spanish mission, San Xavier del Bac is located near Tucson. Famous as “the ivory dove of the desert”, it is a charming