LGBTQ+ Resources for BenU: Local Resources for Mesa Campus

"AZTYPO is a safe space for families with gender-diverse children. We provide a supportive environment for children, adolescents, and their families to explore issues of gender identity.
Our main program is our support groups held twice a month (one in-person and one virtual) and is comprised of peer-to-peer support for the parents and a supervised interactive social/playgroup for the youth and children. As we grow, the youth and children will be broken down further into two or more groups. Siblings are also welcome in the social/playgroup."

"Equality Arizona is a non-profit organization dedicated to making sure LGBTQ+ people in Arizona have the opportunity, capacity, and confidence to make change as advocates, voters, and civic leaders."

"Free Mom Hugs was founded by Sara Cunningham, a Christian mother in conservative Oklahoma, who spent years rejecting her son Parker's sexuality, after he came out to her. Conflicted by her love for her son and her spirituality, Sara exhaustively searched faith and sexuality for answers. What she learned would transform her journey from the church to the pride parade.
Today, Free Mom Hugs has chapters in all 50 states and other initiatives forming globally. The group’s growing force of more than 14,000 volunteers is a national groundswell dedicated to empowering the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community through visibility, conversation and education."

"one•n•ten envisions a world where all LGBTQ youth and young adults are embraced for who they are, actively engaged in their communities, and empowered to lead. Our mission is to serve LGBTQ youth and young adults ages 11-24. We enhance their lives by providing empowering social and service programs that promote self‐expression, self‐acceptance, leadership development, and healthy life choices."