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Hobbs vetoes anti-trans, Ten Commandments bills

Hobbs vetoes anti-trans, Ten Commandments bills

16 photos from AIDS Walk Arizona

16 photos from AIDS Walk Arizona

Suns owner Mat Ishbia accused of anti-gay slur in voicemail tirade

By TJ L'Heureux
Apr 8, 2024

LGBTQ+ advocates condemned his remarks, while the press-savvy billionaire has gone quiet since the slur was first reported.
GOP lawmaker denounces LGBTQ+ people during sermon in Arizona House

By Joseph Darius Jaafari | LOOKOUT
Apr 3, 2024

Rep. Lupe Diaz calls U.S. “unrighteous” thanks to trans people, non-Christians.
Comedian Kathy Griffin returns to Phoenix with ‘My Life on the PTSD List’

By Timothy Rawles
Mar 25, 2024

After cancer, divorce, addiction and the fallout from that picture of President Trump's head, Kathy Griffin is back touring and headed to Phoenix.
Peoria teacher says school district targeted them for being transgender

By TJ L'Heureux
Mar 21, 2024

The elementary school teacher alleges in a lawsuit they faced harassment and violence orchestrated by two school board members.
A look back at Phoenix’s LGBTQ+ bar scene in the ’70s and ’80s

By Benjamin Leatherman
Mar 21, 2024

Some of the Valley's iconic LGBTQ+ spots of yesteryear, including Charlie's Phoenix, The Connection and Apollo's.
Your guide to Rainbows Festival 2024 in Phoenix: Entertainment, schedule and more

By Benjamin Leatherman
Mar 20, 2024

Everything to know about the annual LGBTQ+ street fair and celebration in downtown Phoenix.
Neo-Nazi charged in killing of gay Phoenix man wants bond reduced

By Stephen Lemons
Mar 12, 2024

Cory Young, one of three people charged in connection with Jake Kelly’s death, tries to reframe their relationship as “like family.”
GOP bill seeks to ‘erase’ trans, nonbinary people from Arizona law

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror
Mar 9, 2024

A bill that enshrines a narrow definition of biological sex into state law is one vote away from passing the Arizona legislature.
Your guide to Phoenix’s Brides of March 2024: Bars, schedule and more

By Benjamin Leatherman
Mar 7, 2024

Drinkers dressed in wedding gowns will invade the bars of downtown Phoenix this weekend. Here's what you need to know.
Equality Arizona is back, but under a leader who allegedly doomed it

By Joseph Darius Jaafari | LOOKOUT
Mar 4, 2024

Michael Soto was ousted after allegations of impropriety. Now, he’s quietly retaken control of the statewide LGBTQ+ nonprofit.
Ken Bennett runs out of anti-trans venom, kills Arizona ballot measure

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror
Mar 1, 2024

The state senator was the only Republican to vote against the trans bathroom ban and limits on preferred pronouns. It was enough to stop it.
Bulls, queens and cowboys, oh my! 21 photos from the Arizona Gay Rodeo

By Kevin Hurley
Feb 20, 2024

From steer riding to putting undies on goats, the long-running event offered a weekend full of fun.
3 bills targeting transgender students approved by Arizona Senate panel

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror
Feb 14, 2024

Republicans are pushing to put a trans bathroom ban and limit on preferred pronouns on the 2024 ballot.
Neo-Nazi, 2 others face trial in killing of gay Phoenix man

By Stephen Lemons
Feb 8, 2024

An ex-con, his wife and a second man will stand trial in Phoenix this summer for their involvement in the fatal beatdown of Jake Kelly.
Arizona GOP’s new anti-trans tactic: Requiring ‘detransition’ services

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror
Feb 6, 2024

Republicans in the Arizona legislature want to weaponize detransitioning to target transgender health care.
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Moodie Black's Kristen Martinez is back in Phoenix serving ‘new era Tex-Mex’

By Sara Crocker
Feb 6, 2024

Noise rap artist Kristen Martinez makes the kitchen her stage at MB Foodhouse.
Arizona House Democrats introduce bill banning LGBTQ+ discrimination

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror
Jan 19, 2024

The law would ban bias in housing, employment, schools and public accommodations.
Scottsdale gay bar BS West says goodbye with one final party

By Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen
Jan 17, 2024

Longtime Scottsdale gay bar BS West closed Jan. 7 after 35 years. Here's a look at its last evening.
Turning Point bros plead not guilty in assault of queer ASU professor

By TJ L'Heureux
Jan 6, 2024

Kalen Christian D'Almeida and Braden Joel Ellis now face a Feb. 9 court hearing.
Accused killers of 3 gay men in Phoenix won’t face hate crime charges

By Stephen Lemons
Jan 5, 2024

“It should not take a murder to recognize that we need change in how we prosecute hate crimes."