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The future of the queer press
LOOKOUT is celebrating its two-year birthday this week. Here's what we've done.
PUBLIC HEALTH FELLOWSHIP
14 articles
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)
PUBLIC HEALTH FELLOWSHIP
A high school game couldn’t match up to a real-life sexual encounter
Hear her voice: Yesenia Siemens (she/they), Yuma, Ariz.
HEALTH
Without licenses, conversion therapists in Arizona operate with relative impunity.
A national organization is tracking more than 90 active conversion therapists in Arizona, majority of whom do not have a license.
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
Attempting to avoid LGBTQ+ issues, school districts are denying basic sexual health education.
Superintendents pointed to anti-LGBTQ+ culture wars and fear of repercussions as reasons why kids are not being taught sex-ed.
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Arizona counselors use “sex addiction” to practice conversion therapy, critics say.
A LOOKOUT investigation finds that a specific group of religious-based counselors are possibly violating their certifications and licenses.
HEALTH
A counseling center tied to conversion therapy sent a cease and desist letter to our reporter.
In an attempt to hinder our reporting, the family counseling center told LOOKOUT staff to stop contacting them.
HEALTH
State regulators consider conversion therapy “unprofessional conduct,” but so far have not prevented it.
Despite local counselors advertising different kinds of conversion therapies online, no one has been investigated for it.