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While Arizona is still counting ballots, Trump has taken the necessary number of electoral college votes to be reinstated as the 47th President of the United States.
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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.
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.
To engage LGBTQ+ voters, Drag Out the Vote comes to Phoenix
The nonprofit voter-engagement party is one of seven happening across Maricopa County
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.