POLITICS
To engage LGBTQ+ voters, Drag Out the Vote comes to Phoenix
The nonprofit voter-engagement party is one of seven happening across Maricopa County
POLITICS
To engage LGBTQ+ voters, Drag Out the Vote comes to Phoenix
The nonprofit voter-engagement party is one of seven happening across Maricopa County
CULTURE
What can we learn from Arizona’s elder drag queens? A lot.
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.
CULTURE
A pay gap is causing drag performers to turn away from gay bars
An increase in well-attended shows at straight bars and restaurants is welcome for performers who say community spaces are failing to pay up.
POLITICS
Candidates across AZ are campaigning against LGBTQ+- affirming policies.
There are at least 58 candidates for school board, alone, who have been endorsed by anti-LGBTQ+ groups or other far-right leaders.
POLITICS
What does being "purple" mean to Arizona's LGBTQ+ voters.
There is a swell of excitement to flip the legislature to Democrats. But for some, that excitement comes with skepticism.
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CULTURE
CULTURE
Can thrifting be made safer?
Shopping for clothes is one of our most basic activities. It can also be an uncomfortable experience for gender-nonconforming people.
CULTURE
Transitioning alone is common. A Phoenix-based group aims to help that.
Trans Spectrum AZ has been holding community meetings for gender-expansive people, but their goals are loftier than just talking to each other. LOOKOUT spoke with Jay Brown, board member of TSAZ, to learn more.
CULTURE
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.
CULTURE
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.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
In a leaked web meeting, school board candidates doubled-down on anti-trans rhetoric.
The webcast, organized by Arizona Women of Action, is part of a campaign to use LGBTQ+ issues as a galvanizing issue this November.
EDUCATION
Suburban Phoenix School District Votes to Ignore Federal Title IX Expansions
The move doesn't eliminate students or teachers from filing civil rights complaints, but could cost millions in federal funding for the district.
HEALTH
A forthcoming bill targeting child grooming might restrict sex education. Here’s how.
Educators and LGBTQ+ advocates say HB2310's vague language will have a chilling effect on teachers handing out materials.
HEALTH
Why is it so difficult to teach sex-ed in Arizona?
Parental rights laws and bureaucracy leave teachers and staff confused on what can be taught. In the end, teaching nothing might be easier.
HEALTH
HEALTH
Their sex-ed class was considered a "joke," so they had to go somewhere else.
Hear their voice: Helen Waltz (they/them), Flagstaff, Ariz.
HEALTH
How Arizona’s sex education classes prepared—and failed—students
Former students tell their stories on how the state’s restrictive sex education programs affected their lives and relationships
HEALTH
A matter of luck: In a state built off parents' rights, what happens if caregivers don't step up?
Hear their voices: Diana Garcia (she/her) Yuma, Ariz.
PUBLIC HEALTH FELLOWSHIP
A parent's perspective of Arizona's sex education: “Absolutely just appallingly inadequate.”
Hear their voices: Gina Griffiths (Phoenix, AZ.) and TV Alford (Mesa, AZ)
SAFETY
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Gregory Dickens was sentenced to death for murder. Was it actually because he was gay?
A review of a decades-old case resurfaces questions of judicial bias in Arizona, and is relevant to the state’s current judicial appointees.
SAFETY
While Flagstaff pushes back the case against Epona Rose, activists gather demanding her freedom.
Locals are calling on assault charges against Rose to be dropped, claiming she was defending herself from attackers.
SAFETY
County attorney's appearance at Moms for Liberty event raises questions on political alignment with hate group
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has not been outspoken on LGBTQ+ rights of school-aged children. Her appearance at the event in Mesa, though, may solidify it for the public.
SAFETY
Woman’s arrest in Flagstaff reveals missteps in police interactions with queer community
Despite having an LGBTQ+ liaison and advisory committee, Flagstaff police officers consistently dead-named a woman and misgendered her, even after being corrected and told to stop.
POLITICS
POLITICS
How a local turn-of-phrase turned into a call for peace across ideologies
Penny Smith was admired in Cottonwood. So when someone besmirched her in a city council meeting, residents sought to lower the temperature.
EDUCATION
In a leaked web meeting, school board candidates doubled-down on anti-trans rhetoric.
The webcast, organized by Arizona Women of Action, is part of a campaign to use LGBTQ+ issues as a galvanizing issue this November.
CULTURE
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.
POLITICS
What is LOOKOUT covering this election season?
Some key races we're looking at over the next few months, and what we learned from last night.