HEALTH
HIV Advocates Warn Phoenix Ordinance Prioritizes Fear Over Public Health
Providers warn the city’s park ordinance could undermine HIV prevention efforts targeting unhoused residents.
HIV Advocates Warn Phoenix Ordinance Prioritizes Fear Over Public Health
Providers warn the city’s park ordinance could undermine HIV prevention efforts targeting unhoused residents.
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EDUCATION
EDUCATION
How Federal Policy Is Quietly Rewriting Queer Life on Campus
From altered LGBTQ+ resources to pressure over grant funding, universities like ASU are navigating a new era of political coercion that scholars say threatens decades of progress.
POLITICS
After Charlie Kirk’s Killing, Arizona Students Brace for Fallout
Queer students at ASU and UArizona say the death of the Turning Point founder heightens their concerns about violence and rising hostility.
EDUCATION
School Board Prez Goes on Podcast That Called Same-Sex Marriage An ‘Abomination’
Heather Rooks, who has been under fire for her far-right policies and attempts to reshape the Peoria Unified School District in President Donald Trump's image, doubled down on her grooming policy in the podcast.
EDUCATION
After Maricopa Community College's DEI Crackdown, Equality Maricopa Returns
The nation’s largest community college system disbanded the group in February under new federal guidance. Now, Equality Maricopa is charting its own path statewide.
HEALTH
HEALTH
LOOKOUT Report: Maricopa HIV Deaths Reveal Gaps in Care for the Unhoused
Nearly a quarter of HIV-related deaths in Maricopa County involved people who were housing insecure, but limited data and threatened housing programs leave the scope of the crisis largely unseen.
HEALTH
Queer People Are Hardest Hit By Federal SNAP Freeze. How Many In AZ, Though, Is Unclear.
As food aid stalls during the shutdown, LGBTQ+ people are leaning on chosen family and community care to survive.
HEALTH
This Grassroots Group Teaches What Arizona Classrooms Won’t
With Arizona schools handcuffed by outdated laws, a local queer advocacy group is getting creative and inclusive in teaching sexual health.
HEALTH
U.S. Study Shows the Impact of Abortion Restrictions on LGBTQ+ Arizonans
A new national survey finds that queer people face tougher obstacles in receiving certain medical care—most notably abortions.
SAFETY
SAFETY
No Plan To Boost Patrols In Melrose Despite Threats To LGBTQ+ Community
LGBTQ+ businesses take safety into their own hands as extremist threats intensify before Charlie Kirk’s funeral.
SAFETY
Man Arrested for Threat To Shoot Up LGBTQ+ Bar Wanted to "Send A Message," Charged with Terrorism
Police say the man admitted to making the threat, claiming he wanted to target the LGBTQ community as a result of online rhetoric from political leaders.
SAFETY
The Unanswered Death of Marcus Freiberger
Rumors swirled after a Phoenix yoga teacher went missing and was later found dead. But his loved ones say they’re still in the dark — and the police stopped looking.
SAFETY
A Trans Male Correctional Officer Was Told to Wear A Women’s Uniform and Use the Wrong Restroom
When Kaden Vitellaro joined the state prison system, he thought it would be a lifelong career. Instead, he says he was harassed, misgendered, and driven out — and the state used federal policy to justify it.
POLITICS
POLITICS
Mesa Recall Shows Scapegoating Trans People Remains A Potent Strategy for Far-Right Republicans
Despite claims nationally that attacks on transgender people didn’t work in the November elections, a recall in Mesa showed how the tactic remains effective in some places where Turning Point has sway.
POLITICS
Extremist Groups Reemerge Amid Backlash to Charlie Kirk Shooting
After calls for retribution over Kirk’s death, dormant far-right groups in Southern and Northern Arizona ignited to target locals.
POLITICS
State Leaders Push Back On Trump Efforts Labeling Trans Americans as Terrorists
Elected leaders vow to protect transgender residents after Trump’s federal order falsely linking them to domestic terrorism.
POLITICS
The Disconnect Between Political Backing and What LGBTQ+ Voters Want
LGBTQ+ groups and donors mostly backed Daniel Hernandez, yet Southern Arizona voters favored progressive opponents, raising questions about where these groups stand on social equity issues.
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