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LGBTQ+ Community Events
At Equality Arizona, we're driven by a belief in the power of community. Each month, we host events designed to build the confidence, knowledge, and wellness of LGBTQ+ Arizonans, from community-led events like Queer People Fit to our ongoing civic advocacy jams and political organizing meetings. Scroll through this page or tap the dates on the calendar to find some great ways to build yourself up and make a difference in your community!
Grounds for Connection
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Wednesdays
Meet up with with Equality Arizona and our volunteer teams Wednesday nights at Brick Road Coffee for our weekly social hour / games night.
Location: Brick Road Coffee
Civic Advocacy Jam
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm March 18, 2023 | register
Join us on March 18 for another Civic Advocacy Jam! We’ll be approaching the final deadline for bills to get committee hearings, so the following week will be one of the busiest of the session. We’ll use our time in this meeting to strategize for committee meetings and to practice effective testimony. Can’t be there in person? Join through our Discord livestream instead!
Location: Tempe Public Library
Banned Book Club
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm March 20, 2023 | register
As book bans sweep the nation, one great way to push back is to read! Our banned book for the month of March is Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters, a novel about family, parenting, and trans community. Join us at Brick Road coffee on March 20 to discuss the book with our book club host Vanessa Marie!
Location: Brick Road Coffee
Ask Smart People Smart Questions: Incarceration
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm March 22, 2023 | register
Join us on March 22 for our next installment of Ask Smart People Smart Questions. We’ll talk with a panel of people with real insight into Arizona’s criminal justice system about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in our courts, jails, and prisons. The LGBTQ+ community is disproportionately incarcerated, and LGBTQ+ individuals face discipline and solitary confinement on the basis of their identities, often as a matter of policy.
Location: Tempe Library Ironwood Classroom
Queer People Fit: Walking / Running
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm March 23, 2023 | register
Queer People Fit running events are hosted in partnership with FrontRunners & FrontWalkers Phoenix, a running and walking club for the LGBT+ community and allies. We'll gather together at Tempe Town Lake at 5:30 PM and break out in running and walking groups after a 10 to 15 minute introduction. Stick around after the event to get some dinner with the group!
Location: Tempe Town Lake
Media & Events Team Meeting
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm April 6, 2023 | register
Join our Media & Events volunteer team at Kähvi Coffee + Cafe in Phoenix for our monthly meeting. Far right extremism is on the rise in our local school districts — targeting minority students, teachers, administrators, and school board members — and it thrives on misinformation and a lack of accountability. We’re building a program to track this phenomenon and to tell the real story of education in Arizona. Can’t attend the meeting in person? Call in through our Discord instead!
Location: Kähvi Coffee + Cafe
Civic Advocacy Jam
11:00 am - 12:30 pm April 8, 2023 | register
Join us on April 8 for another Civic Advocacy Jam! Queer voices deserve a place in the policy-making process that goes beyond the debate over our basic rights, which is why we’ve designed this ongoing series to give you the tools to craft legislation, draft viable bills, and engage in the policy-making process as an active contributor. Can’t be there in person? Join through our Discord livestream instead!
Location: Mesa Public Library
Political Power Team Meeting
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm April 13, 2023 | register
Want to help organize the queer community in Arizona to build our political power for the long term? Join our Political Power volunteer team at Kähvi Coffee + Cafe for our monthly meeting. If you can't make it to Phoenix, you can call in through our Discord server instead!
Location: Kähvi Coffee + Cafe
Queer People Fit: Nature Walk
10:00 am - 11:30 am April 15, 2023 | register
Looking for safe space to share with queer friends? Join us at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve on April 15th for an accessible desert hike. The Queer People Fit series exists for LGBTQ+ people to come together to build community and to find a sense of belonging. Move with us to build the movement for equality!
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Gateway Trailhead
Banned Book Club
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm April 17, 2023 | register
As book bans sweep the nation, one great way to push back is to read! Our banned book for the month of March is Friday I'm in Love, by Camryn Garrett, “a love letter to romantic comedies, sweet sixteen blowouts, Black joy, and queer pride.” Join us at Brick Road Coffee on April 17 to discuss the book with our book club host Vanessa Marie!
Location: Brick Road Coffee
Civic Advocacy Jam
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm April 22, 2023 | register
Join us on April 22 for another Civic Advocacy Jam! Queer voices deserve a place in the policy-making process that goes beyond the debate over our basic rights, which is why we’ve designed this ongoing series to give you the tools to craft legislation, draft viable bills, and engage in the policy-making process as an active contributor. Can’t be there in person? Join through our Discord livestream instead!
Location: Tempe Public Library
Queer People Fit: Walking / Running
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm April 27, 2023 | register
Join Equality Arizona and FrontRunners & FrontWalkers Phoenix at Tempe Town Lake for Queer People Fit, our ongoing outdoor event series designed to give LGBTQ+ people a space to come together to build community and to find a sense of belonging.
Location: Tempe Town Lake
Media & Events Team Meeting
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm May 4, 2023 | register
Join our Media & Events volunteer team at Kähvi Coffee + Cafe in Phoenix for our monthly meeting. Far right extremism is on the rise in our local school districts — targeting minority students, teachers, administrators, and school board members — and it thrives on misinformation and a lack of accountability. We’re building a program to track this phenomenon and to tell the real story of education in Arizona. Can’t attend the meeting in person? Call in through our Discord instead!
Location: Kähvi Coffee + Cafe
Queer People Fit: Nature Walk
10:00 am - 11:30 am May 6, 2023 | register
Looking for safe space to share with queer friends? Join us at the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert on May 6th for an accessible nature walk. The Queer People Fit series exists for LGBTQ+ people to come together to build community and to find a sense of belonging. Move with us to build the movement for equality!
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Political Power Team Meeting
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm May 11, 2023 | register
Want to help organize the queer community in Arizona to build our political power for the long term? Join our Political Power volunteer team at Kähvi Coffee + Cafe for our monthly meeting. If you can't make it to Phoenix, you can call in through our Discord server instead!
Location: Kähvi Coffee + Cafe
Banned Book Club
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm May 15, 2023 | register
As book bans sweep the nation, one great way to push back is to read! Our banned book for the month of May is Into the Drowning Deep, a sci-fi horror novel by Mira Grant. Join us at Brick Road coffee on May 15 to discuss the book with our book club host Vanessa Marie!
Location: Brick Road Coffee
Queer People Fit: Walking / Running
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm May 25, 2023 | register
Join Equality Arizona and FrontRunners & FrontWalkers Phoenix at Tempe Town Lake for Queer People Fit, our ongoing outdoor event series designed to give LGBTQ+ people a space to come together to build community and to find a sense of belonging.
Location: Tempe Town Lake
Civic Advocacy Jam
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm May 27, 2023 | register
Join us on May 27 for another Civic Advocacy Jam! Queer voices deserve a place in the policy-making process that goes beyond the debate over our basic rights, which is why we’ve designed this ongoing series to give you the tools to craft legislation, draft viable bills, and engage in the policy-making process as an active contributor. Can’t be there in person? Join through our Discord livestream instead!
Location: Tempe Public Library
Media & Events Team Meeting
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm June 1, 2023 | register
Join our Media & Events volunteer team at Kähvi Coffee + Cafe in Phoenix for our monthly meeting. Far right extremism is on the rise in our local school districts — targeting minority students, teachers, administrators, and school board members — and it thrives on misinformation and a lack of accountability. We’re building a program to track this phenomenon and to tell the real story of education in Arizona. Can’t attend the meeting in person? Call in through our Discord instead!
Location: Kähvi Coffee + Cafe
Civic Advocacy Jam
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm June 3, 2023 | register
Join us on June 3 for another Civic Advocacy Jam! Queer voices deserve a place in the policy-making process that goes beyond the debate over our basic rights, which is why we’ve designed this ongoing series to give you the tools to craft legislation, draft viable bills, and engage in the policy-making process as an active contributor. Can’t be there in person? Join through our Discord livestream instead!
Location: Tempe Public Library
Political Power Team Meeting
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm June 8, 2023 | register
Want to help organize the queer community in Arizona to build our political power for the long term? Join our Political Power volunteer team at Kähvi Coffee + Cafe for our monthly meeting. If you can't make it to Phoenix, you can call in through our Discord server instead!
Location: Kähvi Coffee + Cafe
Queer People Fit: Nature Walk
10:00 am - 11:30 am June 10, 2023 | register
Looking for safe space to share with queer friends? Join us at South Mountain on June 10th for an accessible nature walk. The Queer People Fit series exists for LGBTQ+ people to come together to build community and to find a sense of belonging. Move with us to build the movement for equality!
Location: Judith Tunnell Trail, South Mountain
Banned Book Club
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm June 19, 2023 | register
As book bans sweep the nation, one great way to push back is to read! Our banned book for the month of May is Bigger Monsters: An LGBTQ+ Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Tale, by Eliza Andrews. Join us at Brick Road coffee on June 19 to discuss the book with our book club host Vanessa Marie!
Location: Brick Road Coffee
Queer People Fit: Walking / Running
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm June 22, 2023 | register
Join Equality Arizona and FrontRunners & FrontWalkers Phoenix at Tempe Town Lake for Queer People Fit, our ongoing outdoor event series designed to give LGBTQ+ people a space to come together to build community and to find a sense of belonging.
Location: Tempe Town Lake