NEWSLETTER
The future of the queer press
LOOKOUT is celebrating its two-year birthday this week. Here's what we've done.
NEWS
LOOKOUT Marks Two Years of Impactful Local Queer Journalism
This year we did 37 events, published more than 60 stories, and reached hundreds of thousands of people through our journalism.
SAFETY
After online attacks against her by an incoming school board member, a Mesa teacher is suing
Sharon Benson is named in a lawsuit for allegedly defaming a teacher she is set to have power over.
CULTURE
Frustrated Community Members Question Flagstaff Pride’s Ethics
A last-minute appearance by Dr. Jill Biden at this year’s Flagstaff Pride left community members to lash out against their local Pride organization.
POLITICS
Organizers in AZ brace for impacts of a far-right government
The considerable shift to the right locally showed many that the work to attain civil rights is far from over.
ELECTIONS
Transgender prisoners in AZ consider Harris a better choice, but many won’t (or can't) cast a vote.
The preference runs counter to national survey results showing Donald Trump more favorable among people incarcerated.
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CULTURE
CULTURE
WATCH: How poetry brought Phoenix's queer community together
The group thems. started out as a weekend market and has since exploded by using poetry and other art to build up the community.
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.
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.
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)
POLITICS
POLITICS
The Corporation Commission race includes people who have pushed false claims against LGBTQ+ people
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.
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
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.
SAFETY
SAFETY
Phoenix Pride's detractors say the organization isn't listening
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.
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.