Monica Navarro (she/her)

Know Your Rights: What Arizona’s LGBTQ+ Voters Should Know Before Election Day

Arizona queer and trans voters: know your ID options, your right to a provisional ballot, key deadlines, and Election Protection hotlines before November 3.

Cody Hays (they/them) Oct 23, 2026

ELECTIONS

She Rejected and Isolated Her Son for Being Gay. Now, Kelli Anderson Wants To Oversee Queen Creek Schoolchildren.

Shane Anderson described his mother physically isolating and verbally abusing him after he came out as gay, as well as making threats to other school-aged youth.

Lorenzo Gomez (he/him) Oct 22, 2026

Audio

How Colorado Swings Between Battleground and Playground for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights.

In Episode 2 of Hate State: Amendment 2 heads to the U.S. Supreme Court, and how Colorado went from a battleground over gay rights to a testing ground for a new generation of anti-LGBTQ+ legal challenges.

Ann Marie Awad (they/them), Xandra McMahon (she/her), Chris Fazzari (he/him) Oct 22, 2026

Monica Navarro (she/her) is a freelance journalist & multimedia producer based in Tempe.

1 article

Graphic depicting a Phoenix gay bar viewed through a smartphone, with abstract digital hands symbolizing artificial intelligence and surveillance.

CULTURE

A Phoenix Gay Bar Announced A Plan to Use Artificial Intelligence. Should They?

Stacy’s at Melrose says the tool is about efficiency. Critics say it raises existential questions about queer spaces, labor, and surveillance.

Monica Navarro (she/her) Jan 14, 2026

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