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The Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA) is a program of Wingspan, Tucson's LGBT community center. SAGA provides provides educational, support, outreach, and other programs for transgender, transsexual, and gender-variant people, as well as families, allies, service providers, employers, and others. Since our founding in 1998, SAGA has sought to bring about a change in attitudes and perceptions of, as well as by, transgender people. SAGA has delivered scores of public information panels and forums, established a network of supporting organizations throughout Tucson's human services community as well as civil rights and social justice organizations nationwide, and developed and presented unique educational symposiums for service providers, employers, and the public. We have a reputation for consistent success and commitment, and we have become the primary resource on transgender issues in the greater Southwest region. |
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Part I: Who, What, When, Where, Why—And What Next? by Kevin Q. Maxey, MD
July 2002, corrected April 2008
SAGA was conceived at Wingspan at the January 1998 meeting of the Dezert Boyz peer support group.
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Part II: Growth and Expansion By C. Michael Woodward "If you build it, they will come". That's what was said about SAGA. Kevin made a casual prediction at the first meeting, attended by the three founders, that within three months the number would triple. There were nine people at the third meeting.
The numbers continue to grow—as of June 2005, we have more than 200 members on our mailing list. Meeting attendance hovers around 20-30 each month, and it's rarely the same group of folks. There are, in fact, usually two to four new people at every SAGA meeting. |
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By C. Michael Woodward
July 2003
Founded by the late transgender activist Alexander John Goodrum, TGNet Arizona began as an informational resource for, by and about the transgender community of Arizona.
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We have developed strategic partnerships, collaborated with several organizations, and jointly developed educational materials focused on developing a welcoming community. |
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Meet our Advisory Committee--includes biographies and photos. |
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Alison Davison has been a member of SAGA since 2000, and has served as Saga Program Coordinator since Summer 2008. |
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