In Rural Arizona, a Gay Couple Built a Haven for Nature Lovers
For more than two decades, life partners Patrick Dome and Karl Schmitt have offered queer travelers — and everyone else — a place in Cochise County.
The Arizona Corporation Commission race could affect the LGBTQ+ community in ways you may not have thought about.
The commission’s responsibilities are to manage the state’s utilities. But it also can limit companies who practice social responsibility, including in regards to LGBTQ+ people.
Interviews with 24 people show consistent concerns about Phoenix Pride.
LOOKOUT interviewed two-dozen people, from local business owners to volunteers, who said that while Phoenix Pride is welcome, they need to do more than throw a party.
The nonprofit voter-engagement party is one of seven happening across Maricopa County
It hasn’t always been as accepting to do drag. And with new attacks on the art form, some of Arizona’s longest performing drag artists have some advice to give.
An increase in well-attended shows at straight bars and restaurants is welcome for performers who say community spaces are failing to pay up.
There are at least 58 candidates for school board, alone, who have been endorsed by anti-LGBTQ+ groups or other far-right leaders.
There is a swell of excitement to flip the legislature to Democrats. But for some, that excitement comes with skepticism.
If a small rural city can find common ground, maybe we all can.
Penny Smith was admired in Cottonwood. So when someone besmirched her in a city council meeting, residents sought to lower the temperature.
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