A little over a month ago, we redesigned and revamped our newsletters to be more community-focused, and easier for you all to digest what's happening in Arizona and your own cities.
It's been wildly successful, and you all continue coming back week after week to read more and schedule out your social life with our Kiki Calendar.
But we're running up against a business truism: more time on this costs more money to do this. Unfortunately, less than 3% of our readers are paid subscribers to LOOKOUT. That amounts to roughly $1,000 a month in paid subscriptions. As you can imagine, that doesn't even cover the rent or sustain two full-time workers.
Which means that we have two choices: a paywall, or ads.
We don't believe in paywalls. And we have vowed never to guard information from the community solely based on who can afford it. So, we're going to start offering sponsorships and ad space in our newsletters and magazines.
You might have already noticed an iteration of that in our last two Kiki Calendars: organizations, individuals, and businesses can showcase their events in a highlighted standalone box.
We are also offering limited sponsorships for our newsletters, and community ad space in our magazines. If you want to learn more about those opportunities, simply respond back to this email and let us know!
-Joseph Darius Jaafari
WHERE ARE WE KIKI-ING?
And it's not even August yet... (photo taken outside of Froth Coffee Roasters on 16th Street and McDowell Road in Phoenix)
🏳️🌈 KIKI CALENDAR
Have a community event coming up you want to advertise in LOOKOUT ? Email us.
July 1-31 - Brick Road Coffee is offering customers to round up their purchases, where all the money will go to Trans Spectrum Arizona. Info
Fri. July 19 - Dirty Bits has another performance at Walter Studios. Info
Fri. July 19 - ReFrame Youth Center hosts an open house, and an education session on the history of raves in Arizona. Info
Fri. July 19: The guys at Phx Takeover are hosting a "gays for clay" sculpture social. Info
Sat. July 20 - Crescent Ballroom throws a Charli XCX dance party. Info
Sat. July 20 - Splinter Collective in Tucson is throwing a Vampire Beach Party. Info
Sat. July 20 - Phoenix Queer Hoopers competes against the Miami Vis for a "Hungover Hoops" contest after the WNBA finals. Info
Sun. July 21 - Tucson's Center for Spiritual Living is hosting a LGBTQ+ coffee social. Info
Sun. July 21 - LOOKOUT hosts it's second Summer of Solutions event at One-n'-Ten's offices. The conversation will be on queer students and their parents navigating school. This event is FREE!
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Mon. July 22 - One-n'-Ten offers a back to school event to provide gender-affirming clothing, school supplies, and wellness activities. Info
Tues. July 23 - Pump some iron with the folks at Every Body Lifting Club, which meets every Sunday and Tuesday. Info
Tues. July 23 - The Flagstaff Queer Collective is meeting up for a "stitch n' bitch" event. Info
Sun. Jun 28 - The folks at Babes Who Walk are hosting a networking event. Info
Sun. July 28 - TSAZ and The Queer Center are putting on a trans-friendly pool party at the Found:Re. Info
THE WEEKLY KIKI
Play "The Weekly Kiki" every week to be entered into drawings for exclusive LOOKOUT swag. The more times you play, the more chances you get to win! The next drawing will be July 30. Rules: Without the LGBTQ+ community, there’s less meaning. Guess the word below with only the support of the letters L, G, B, T, Q, I, A and submit your answer by replying to this email.
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*Hint: This southern Arizona city between Tucson and Tombsotone is where the 1979 Spiritual Conference for Radical Faries was held at the Sri Ram Ashram. It's also home to a famous western movie set.
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