Wingspan is happy to post this article and clip of President Obama’s quote on same sex marriage. By publicly endorsing same-sex marriage in a television interview, the President took a definitive stand on one of the most contentious and politically charged social issues of the day. Please click the link to read the New York [...]

Executive Director Search

On March 9th 2012, Wingspan has begun its search for an Executive Director by posting the job and corresponding job description on our website, wingspan.org/about-us/employment/. Taken directly from our website, the following job description summary states: Wingspan is Southern Arizona’s LGBT community center with a mission to promote the freedom, equality, safety, and well-being of [...]

Zami Goes National

Zami Tinashe Hyemingway, Youth and Families Programs coordinator, has been working closely with 19 Gay Straight Alliances in Tucson, Marana and Apache Junction. With his support, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, two-spirit, intersex and allied youth come together to receive sexual-health, anti-violence and suicide-prevention education, and to learn more about how to advocate for [...]

Helping Homeless Youth

Wingspan continued its longstanding relationship with the Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness (TPCH) Homeless Youth Committee (HYC) by hosting the January meeting of this dynamic group of more than 20 providers and community members. Homeless Youth Project Coordinator Kevin Jackson is also the co-chair of this committee along with Teens in Transition Manager Laurie [...]

Farewell, Oscar Jimenez

Wingspan honors outgoing Program Director Oscar Jimenez, whose association with the organization spans 15 years. Oscar first became involved with Wingspan as a volunteer in the youth program, and grew with the organization to become the lead staff person. “Oscar’s body of work is evidence of his passion for Wingspan’s mission to promote the freedom, [...]

Jim Leos asks you to join him in supporting Wingspan:   I was recently asked why I love living in Tucson. There are many potential answers to that question, but one of them certainly is that we have Wingspan, southern Arizona’s LGBT Community Center. I have a long relationship with Wingspan and speak from personal [...]