LGBT Issues

Marijuana Legalization Supported by More Than Half of Arizonans, Poll Says

It shouldn't be illegal to possess a little marijuana, according to more than half of Arizona's residents.This Behavior Research Center poll, released today, shows that 56 percent of the Arizonans surveyed are in favor of "legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use," wi ... More >>

Jim Kolbe, Republican Ex-Congressman, Wants LGBT Couples Covered in Immigration Reform

A Republican testified before a Senate committee Monday to call the "Gang of Eight" immigration bill an "excellent starting point," but said he feels that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families were left out of the proposed legislation.No, this isn't the The Onion.See also:-Pervgate

Pride Not Prejudice

Bisbee's Proposed Civil-Union Ordinance for Same-Sex Couples Draws Threat From Tom Horne, State AG

State Attorney General Tom Horne says he'll file a federal action to halt a Bisbee ordinance legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples if the City Council approves it tonight. The proposed ordinance, (see full text below), would grant same-sex couples who enter into an official civil union the s ... More >>

Phoenix City Council Listens to Passionate Arguments For and Against Anti-Discrimination Measure

Testimony for and against a measure to protect members of the LGBT and disabled communities has been going on for more than two hours. An audience packed with members of the LGBT community, religious leaders, Phoenix residents, and business owners are trying with both logical and emotional pleas to ... More >>

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Echo Magazine: Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and First Lady Nicole Stanton Named Man, Woman of the Year

Echo Magazine has selected Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and his wife Nicole as man and woman of the year for taking a strong stance in support of the LGBT community. Here's an excerpt from the article honoring the Stantons:

Should Jan Brewer Bail on Her Speaking Engagement at the Values Voter Summit?

See also: Jan Brewer Asked to Ditch Family Research Council Event Over Its Anti-Gay ObsessionThe Southern Poverty Law Center asked Governor Jan Brewer and others to skip out on an event hosted by the Family Research Council because of the group's persistent "demonization" of lesbian, gay, bisexual, ... More >>

Neil Giuliano, Ex-Tempe Mayor, on His New Book: "There's a Lot People Don't Know"

Former Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano's giving the tell-all (maybe the tell-most) story of his life in a book released this month, and the man's got some stories to tell.Giuliano faced some tough times in his decade-long stint as mayor -- from being openly gay to the unsuccessful recall election against ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, June 14, 2012

Trannies Chow Down on Chick-fil-A

If you follow RuPaul's Drag Race you were probably shocked to learn that contestant Willam (Willam Belli) was recently disqualified for unspecified reasons. But fear not! Willam has used her recent departure from the program to promote "Chow Down (at Chick-fil-A)" a parody of the Wilson Phillips pop ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 8, 2012

Babeu's Reckless and Threatening Behavior Have Enmeshed Him in a Career-Ending Scandal

Arizona Dems on GOP Presidential Debate: Can Arizona's Tea Party Top Booing a Gay Soldier?

​Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced yesterday that CNN will produce a "major" debate in Arizona between GOP presidential candidates.Jan's "thrilled.""I've been in politics a long time, but I can't remember a more critical election than this," she says. "When it comes to some of the hallmark iss ... More >>

Walmart Employees Steal Cash From Store to Fund Sex-Change Operation, Toyota Supra

The Daily CourierSpencer Cullen stole money from Wal-Mart to pay for a sex-change operation.​Spencer Danger Cullen, 23, was born with a penis -- and he's apparently so determined to get rid of it that he and a friend burglarized the Walmart where the two worked in order to come up with the cash to ... More >>

Gay Ol' Time

Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party Is as Bad as It Sounds

Rainbow Fix

Cindy McCain Speaks Out Against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in New Ad. "The Mav" Can't Like That

NOH8 Cindy McCain's pro-LGBT crusade can't sit well with her lawmaker hubby​Props to Cindy McCain, the wife of Senator John McCain, for taking a stand against her lawmaker husband -- and his continued reluctance to allow gays to serve openly in the military -- by participating in a star-stu ... More >>

Tennis, Anyone?

No, seriously, especially for PHX’s femmes

New York Tranny Files Second Lawsuit Against Former Arizona Cardinals Cornerback Eric Green

Eric Green​Five months after having (ahem) its first lawsuit against former Arizona Cardinals cornerback Eric Green thrown out by a Florida judge, a New York tranny has refiled a similar lawsuit alleging Green performed "forcible sodomy" on him (or is it "her?" If anyone knows the PC objective pro ... More >>

Double Rainbow

Two-day festival is a gay celebration

Morning Poll: Should Congress Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell?"

​Senator John McCain led the charge in the United States Senate to put an end to the debate to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.Democrats fell just four votes short of moving the bill along in the Senate following a filibuster led by McCain.President Obama vowed in his state of ... More >>

Gay-Rights Advocates Not Thrilled With John McCain's Pledge to Filibuster Vote on Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

www.saysomethingfunny.com​Gay-rights advocates spiced things up at a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning by protesting Senator John McCain and his vow to filibuster a vote on a bill that includes the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" -- the United States military's su ... More >>

Yuma Mayor Finally Apologizes for Calling Gays "Lacy-Drawered" and "Limp-Wristed"

Yuma Mayor Al Krieger​As vehemently as he defended his anti-gay comments last week -- in one case even referencing George Washington and Abraham Lincoln -- we figured it would be only a matter of time before Yuma Mayor Al Krieger broke down and apologized.We were right.

Makeout Session

LGBT film festival showcases diversity

'Good Morning America' Needs to Get a Life, Cancels Adam Lambert

​In lieu of the whole, "I'm gay and open and will fondle whomever I darn well please on-stage" performance by Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards this past Sunday, ABC's Good Morning America has canceled an appearance by the fabulously glam singer on tomorrow's show. Because, you know, ... More >>

The Truth is Out There

Sordid Lives scribe comes to Scottsdale for Coming Out Day

Shock Treatment

New play baits the right wing

Sweet and Lowdown

Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights '08

Math-Challenged Sheriff Joe Arpaio Can't Account for the $41 Million He's Cost Taxpayers

Best Pair Of Double Entendres In A Local TV Newscast

KPNX News 12

The Gay Laughter Trinity

Valley of the Sun Gay and Lesbian Community Center's "2000 Night of Comedy"

Grill, Interrupted

Owners of a new restaurant that's popular with lesbians want to set the record straight

Straight Dopes

Seriousness of anti-gay 'therapy' sidelined in fluffy But I'm a Cheerleader

Hurray Bashing

Anatomy of a gay hate crime in fictional Lummox, Texas is a one-man tour de force

307 Going Down?

Naw, the notorious gay cabaret club is just on the move

Flashes

We Know Amparano, "Freak Show" Review, Is Janet Moonlighting?, Do Tell

Lesbian Lite

Better Than Chocolate is just a bit too sweet

Second Helpings

Queen of Comedy

There's something mighty funny about comic Scott Thompson

The Boys in the Bandage

Fictional account of '69 gay-rights riot can't hurdle Stonewall

Flashes

No Longer in Service

Ex-Symington aide's authorship of antigay literature speeded his ouster from U S West

SWITCH BLADER

A ROLLER-SKATING TRANSSEXUAL BECOMES THE VALLEY'S PREMIER SIDEWALK CELEBRITY

VALLEY ART HOSTS SECOND GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL

OUT OF THE AIR FORCE CLOSETHOW A MODEL SERGEANT CAME TO ADMIT HIS HOMOSEXUALITY ON NATIONAL TV

A CITY SCORNED

WHAT'S UNDER THE ANGER AFTER LAST WEEK'S GAY RIGHTS "VOTE"? HURT, CONTEMPT, GLEE, BEWILDERMENT--AND MORE ANGER.

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