NEWSLETTER
The future of the queer press
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POLITICS
Stories by LOOKOUT on what's happening at the legislature
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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.
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Anti-discrimination bills for the LGBTQ+ community have wide support. So why can’t a bill get passed?
More than twenty years of attempts to get protections in place have failed as queer lives become more politicized.
POLITICS
A Democrat running against an LGBTQ+ Caucus member has a history of promoting far-right Republicans
Leaked images show that Mario Garcia, who is running for a Senate seat to represent Maryvale and Glendale, has shared online posts and photos from candidates such as Kari Lake and Gary Snyder.
HEALTH
"BOOM. EASY AS THAT." Email accidentally sent to all legislators shows GOP game plan on abortion access.
A presentation deck meant just for House GOP members was sent out to all legislators. In it were the plans to bypass a possible vote in favor of abortion as a constitutional right.
POLITICS
AZ state representative calls nation "unrighteous" because of LGBTQ+ people and non-Christians.
A traditional opening prayer in the House turned into an evangelical speech condemning the community as "sinners" and "dark."
POLITICS
Fact-checking last week's hearing in the House
The House Judicial Committee met to discuss a bill that upends the way we talk about gender in the state. It went off the rails into a slew of wrong statements and falsities.
POLITICS
Equality Arizona is back, but under a leader who allegedly doomed it.
After quietly losing all its staff last year, Equality Arizona—one of the state’s longest running LGBTQ+ advocacy orgs—faced closure. But a familiar face brought it back, and not everyone is OK with it.
POLITICS
How trans kids and their families shut down an anti-trans bill
In an attempt to humanize the community to Republicans, families of trans students met with lawmakers. It helped influence the outcome of one bill.
HEALTH
An executive order last year aimed to curb conversion therapy, but a handful of counselors still practice it.
LOOKOUT identified local counselors and therapists in the state who practice new forms of conversion therapy despite an executive order that aimed to limit counselor’s resources.
POLITICS
A bill to help LGBTQ+ students access local scholarships died in the House
The bill was never heard in committee, and a last-ditch effort to get it added onto another bill was killed by a fellow LGBTQ+ legislator.
HOUSING
How SCOTUS decisions are used to fund a discriminatory nonprofit in Arizona
The court's rollback of LGBTQ+ rights are proving successful for certain businesses that receive taxpayer funds.
POLITICS
In Cottonwood, a conservative church drives local anti-LGBTQ+ politics
Emails between River Bible Church’s lead pastor and council members show the religious group's influence and partisanship.