Pride in the Desert
pride desert annual lgbtq pride event tucson arizona similar phoenix pride tucson hold pride parade traditional month june due high summer temperature arizona history gay pride event tucson began murder richard heakin heakin lived nebraska visited friend tucson beaten death four teenager exiting bar named stonewall tavern attacker subsequently tried juvenile sentenced probation time hate crime often punished heakins murder became motivation behind foundation tucson pride first tucson pride event organized organization named tucson gay coalition named gay pride festival memorial picnic held himmel park june also national gay pride day year tucson gay pride festival cancelled amidst statewide call fight lgbt discrimination oppression event turned civil right march tucson phoenix since pride tucson held october parade traditionally scheduled take place friday evening festival rescheduled daytime hour due concern within lgbtq community holding parade evening hour sends bad message community hiding shadow people attended event year pride desert become familycentric theme pride desert became virtual event due covid pandemic event took place october event returned inperson also event th anniversary tucson pride