Marcus L. Sumner

Inside Arizona’s Unconventional Fight With HIV Rates

Arizona’s public health workers are replacing outdated clinic models with street-level outreach to reach people who might otherwise fall through the cracks.

Joseph Darius Jaafari (he/him) Dec 1, 2025

POLITICS

A Tucsonan is Claiming Asylum in Canada. Her Case Could Reshape How LGBTQ+ People Seek Safety Abroad.

A case from Arizona could test Canada’s asylum laws and set a precedent for transgender people's claims across the nation.

Ellie Samsal (she/her) Nov 26, 2025

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.

Tori Gantz (she/they) Nov 19, 2025

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SAFETY

How Do You Survive Prison When You're Gay and Black? Same As You Do On the Outside.

Being an incarcerated gay man means that "I have to be tougher, smarter, more self-reliant, and more resilient than straight men, both in and out of prison."

Marcus L. Sumner Mar 23, 2023

Quick escape

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