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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POLITICS
Arizona Clinic Wins Legal Victory in Federal Case Blocking Trump-Era Funding Cuts
Prisma Community Care in Phoenix is one of nine other medical providers allowed to continue their work while their case makes it through the courts.
HEALTH
Arizona's Health Department Issues Stop Work Orders for HIV Testing Across the State
With no lifeboat in sight, some HIV prevention programs may shutter because of federal funding cuts.
POLITICS
Once By His Side, Gallego Gets Pushback From LGBTQ+ Organizations
The progressive Democrat has made a point to gather endorsements from local LGBTQ+ organizations, almost all of which have now condemned his remarks on trans youth.
POLITICS
Arizona Youth Confront Lawmakers Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Moves — Including From Democrats
Dozens of parents and queer youth stood beside lawmakers to challenge the continued rise of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and show force in community.
POLITICS
Locals Sour on U.S. Rep Eli Crane’s Attempts to Hide From His Dissenters
Queer residents in Northern Arizona start seeing a grim future as the Arizona Congressman has been dodging town halls and fueling the culture wars.
POLITICS
The Quiet Coalition Behind Arizona’s Anti-LGBTQ+ School Board Proposals
Arizona’s crusade against queer people in schools isn’t spontaneous, it’s being orchestrated with the help of a little-known organization with ties to other far-right groups.
POLITICS
Gov. Hobbs Signs Bill Meant to Censor LGBTQ+ Content
The bill, HB 2112, says it would restrict sexual materials online for minors, but the Project 2025 playbook which the bill is modeled from mentions "transgender ideology" as pornographic.
POLITICS
A Law That Helped Convert Indigenous People Is Now Used to Get Churches Near—And On—School Grounds
After a school district near Tucson voted to allow an LDS seminary on district property, questions arose about how it’s even allowed.
HEALTH
Tucson Residents Say El Rio Sold Them Out
The Southern Arizona medical provider that once touted its relationship with the queer community has appeared to have lost its credibility with their decision to pre-comply to Trump’s executive orders.
POLITICS
“Sexual Material” Wording In Republican Bill Targets LGBTQ+ Materials, Ideas
A bill that has wide support—even from Democrats—comes from the Project 2025 Playbook that labels gender ideology and discussions around LGBTQ+ issues or people as “pornography.”
SAFETY
A Brutal Attack. A Failed Prosecution. And a Warning for Queer Arizonans.
A gay man was knifed after allegedly being called a homophobic slur. The Maricopa County Attorney said it’s not enough to charge his attacker.
POLITICS
Trans and Nonbinary Tucson Residents Favor Social Services Over Police Funding, Survey Finds
Out of 4,000 respondents, 190 identified as nonbinary or transgender. Overwhelmingly they believe in less police and keeping public transit free.