CULTURE
Queer-Friendly Businesses and Community Groups Fill the Gap as SNAP Benefits Freeze Hits Arizona
On EBT? Want to help in the SNAP shutdown? Here are some places that are pulling together.
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CULTURE
Queer-Friendly Businesses and Community Groups Fill the Gap as SNAP Benefits Freeze Hits Arizona
On EBT? Want to help in the SNAP shutdown? Here are some places that are pulling together.
CULTURE
In the Face of A.I., Can Zines Save Queer Stories?
From A.I.-generated censorship to disappearing web pages, queer communities are using D.I.Y. zines to ensure their stories are not lost.
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With Arizona schools handcuffed by outdated laws, a local queer advocacy group is getting creative and inclusive in teaching sexual health.
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.
CULTURE
Tucson Pride Postpones Festival Amid Financial Troubles
The organization behind Arizona’s first Pride admits tax filing lapses, funding gaps, and event conflicts forcing a delay in this year's annual Pride festival.
NEWS
OUTWATCH Festival Returns With a Message: “Home Is What You Make It”
LOOKOUT’s OUTWATCH Fest 2025 unites Arizona’s LGBTQ+ community through conversation, play, and celebration.
CULTURE
LGBTQ+ Youth Feel They Are Being Forced Out of Nogales
Despite legal and cultural shifts elsewhere, homophobia and silence still define the experience of many LGBTQ+ teens in the border town.
CULTURE
Native Drag Artists Demand More Than Token Support
As mainstream drag has become sanitized for mass audiences, Native performers are holding to their authenticity. They’re also calling out showrunners failing to assist native performers compared to their white peers.
CULTURE
He Lets Strangers Ask Him Anything About Being Trans. Even the Offensive Stuff
The goal, create empathy for a stranger, is one of the most effective ways to ease cultural tension, experts say.
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.
CULTURE
The Bisbee Seance Room Provides Strange Magic
Skeletons, taxidermy, and flamboyant showmanship collide in Magic Kenny Bang Bang’s immersive, campy, and spooky magic show.
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.