What is NativeOUT?

NativeOUT is a nonpolitical grassroots Native American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Two-Spirit (LGBTTS) group in Phoenix, Arizona. 

NativeOUT is just one of the 20+ organized Native American LGBT and Two-Spirit groups across the US and Canada. Many of these organized groups formed in the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, as the Two-Spirit movement gained momentum after the first International Two-Spirit Gathering in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1988. Arizona has two Native American LGBT groups: NativeOUT serving central Arizona, and Tribal Pride serving southern Arizona. Phoenix Native Americans, Corey Taber, Victor Bain, and Ambrose Nelson founded NativeOUT in the summer of 2004. Since that time, NativeOUT membership has grown to over 30 members and is comprised of Phoenix-area Native Americans from various tribes across the country and Canada.

Mission Statement
Our Mission is to educate, gain acceptance, conduct outreach, promote visibility, encourage wellness, build alliances, and advocate for our Native American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Two-Spirit community.

Events & Community Involvement:

• Phoenix GLBT Pride Parades & Festivals
• San Francisco GLBT Pride Parade & Celebration
• Native American Recognition Days Parades
• Tulsa Two Spirit Gathering
• International Two Spirit Gatherings
• Navajo AIDS Network’s Summer Gatherings
• National Gay & Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change Conference
• Arizona American Indian HIV Prevention Summit
• Arizona American Indian HIV Prevention Task Force meetings
• Arizona Transgender Day of Remembrance

How can you get involved with NativeOUT?