CULTURE
An Openly Queer-Friendly Fine Dining Spot Exists in the Pines
For 10 years, it’s been a safe space with modern, big-city vibes in Flagstaff
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SAFETY
Tucson’s Queer Immigrant Rights Networks Grow Amid Fear, Resistance and Raids
Often led by queer members, Southern Arizona’s community defense, mutual aid and ICE watch crews are responding to Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown.
CULTURE
What Salt Lakes Can Teach Us About Queer Life, Grief and Living Beautifully
Caroline Tracey explores the climate crisis and queer life through a meditation on imperiled ecosystems, grief and living with intention.
POLITICS
Arizona Lawmakers Advance Religious Protest Bill Amid National Push on ‘Anti-Christian Bias’
The legislation mirrors a growing national movement framing Christian practice as under threat — and expanding criminal penalties in response.
HEALTH
Phoenix City Council Votes To Restrict Food, Medical Care in Parks
Council makes sweeping restrictions on harm reduction outreach and food distribution at city parks — a move critics say will cost lives.
SAFETY
ICE Said She Wasn’t Pregnant. Then She Miscarried.
A pregnant woman says repeated pleas for medical care were ignored at Eloy Detention Center.
POLITICS
State Program Steers Millions in License Plate Revenue to Extremist Groups
A multi-state analysis shows at least $7 million in specialty plate revenue has been directed to groups backing anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns.
SAFETY
Federal Judge Orders Release of Trans Organizer Spotlighted in LOOKOUT Report
Held for weeks in a men’s unit at Eloy, she was denied hormone therapy and other medical care before a judge ordered her release.
POLITICS
Phoenix Council Considers Criminal Penalty for Giving Out Food, Medical Care in City Parks
The ordinance is being used to push local harm reduction workers out of city parks, but medical experts and other groups call the move a public health disaster waiting to happen.
POLITICS
SCOOP: Records Show Pima County Sheriff Used His Authority Against Political Rival During Heated Election
A county-led investigation found that Sheriff Chris Nanos, a Democrat, used his office for political gain and violated codes of conduct during his reelection campaign.
SAFETY
ICE Detained a Queer Migrant Rights Organizer During a Check-In, Then Placed Her in a Men’s Facility.
Advocates say the Phoenix organizer complied with immigration requirements and suspect her detention as retaliatory.
SAFETY
Lawsuit Counters Pima County Sheriff's Claims on Border Patrol
Pima County’s top cop says he doesn’t tell his deputies to enforce federal immigration laws. A court case says deputies handed over people, anyway.
POLITICS
Trump Has Promoted More Deportations. One Couple’s Story Highlights the Human Toll.
As immigration took center stage, a Phoenix woman’s trip to the nation’s capital spotlighted her detained partner’s declining health and broader criticisms about LGBTQ+ safety in custody.