CULTURE
Groups Are Creating Trans-Inclusive Pool Parties For Safety
Pool lounges are one of the better reasons to be in Arizona. But what happens when your body is politicized?
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Are Republicans “dragging” down small business revenue?
Once obscure, drag is a financial boon for Arizona’s small business scene. Still, Republicans are trying to kill it, putting local businesses at risk.
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How an older lesbian uplifted Sun City’s queer community
In the face of an elderly loneliness epidemic, Susie Broussard revamped her local club to help the retirement town’s isolated LGBTQ+ residents.
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A hate group's influence in Tucson
The Reid Park Zoo cancelled a Pride event at the request of a LGBTQ+ group aligned with recognized hate groups.
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Libs of TikTok followers forced a drag fundraiser for Palestinean children to get cancelled.
It is the third known time in the past few years where a drag show has been threatened with violence in Arizona.
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What is a truly safe space? A pop-up event might have an answer.
Maudie’s is modeled after a decades-old lesbian bar, but its mission is less about drinking and more about community.
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Seeking to address fears inside salons, queer barbers make their own spaces
In response to safety concerns, queer-friendly barber shops have emerged to create spaces of inclusivity and respect.
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Phoenix’s gay bars and the case of the “missing stairs”
Everyone seems to know that gay bars in the city openly discriminate. So why is no one fixing it?
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A popular drag bar's "ban list" has caused a rift in the community
Cruisin' 7th's "ban list" leaked online, which included primarily trans women and people of color. Community members said the list was transphobic, but the bar owners say they've done nothing wrong.
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Arizona might be getting its own LGBTQ+ vanity plate, if it can get passed in the legislature.
A group of educators at Maricopa Community Colleges is trying to get the plate passed through, but it will need financial and political support. PLUS... a new "Eyes on the State"
POLITICS
Amid one of Phoenix's largest queer celebrations, some attendees worried for their safety.
Despite Republicans' continued push of anti-LGBTQ+ bills specifically targeting trans kids, people showed their support...PLUS a new EYES ON THE STATE
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Arizona's Gay Rodeo Brings Together Families, Diverse Community
From bull wrangling to cornhole-ing, we were there to photograph the queer spectrum of people who showed up at Arizona's historic rodeo, which has a long history of advocating for queer rights.
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A rock n’ roll radio show host railed against gay men for more than thirty minutes on-air. The network aired it, anyways.
John Holmberg's morning show on 98KUPD spent two episodes railing against gay men who live in rural areas.