After a report from LOOKOUT and The Intercept, the town wants a written explanation for why an audit certified in 2023 listed no allegations of sexual misconduct, even though state corrections records list three.
Voters approved Proposition 134, barring trans students from teams that match their gender identity. Jeffco Public Schools says it will comply, though Democratic lawmakers could still change the law.
Three families of trans kids share feelings of anger and confusion after ‘blue tsunami,’ support for anti-trans ballot measures
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Over five months of conversations, a trans Phoenician, a rural New Mexico progressive, a conservative Colorado dad, a Utah labor organizer and a disillusioned Nevada independent found more common ground than the partisan noise suggests
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From a 2002 endorsement to a 2026 campaign donation, the Republican nominee for governor and the Family Watch International founder have championed removing civil rights for LGBTQ+ people.
In the final episode of Hate State: The tactics behind 1992’s Amendment 2 never went away, and next week’s votes on a trans sports ban and a ban on gender-affirming care for minors could make Colorado the first blue state to pass such measures.
The Phoenix musician and social worker is turning his Haitian American upbringing, queer identity and big dreams into pop music
The trailblazing performer reflects on Arizona, queer identity, fearless humor and the landscapes that shaped her.
Growing up in the West taught me that being a cowboy has less to do with how you look and more to do with who you show up for.
A neighboring property owner to Barracks Bar Phoenix wants a judge to undo the state's approval of its liquor license, putting the future of a community leather space in continued limbo.
After a raid, a seven-hour standoff and the felling of four cottonwoods, activists say they’re staying put. Overnight, agents moved on the last tree-sitter in Mexico.
Border Patrol agents arrested people protecting the tree Monday morning, ending a months-long protest.
A whistleblower says the warden didn’t make a federally required disclosure. Now the company is turning the Arizona prison into an ICE jail.
The report shows a highly detailed plan of attack against gay men, and a manifesto that planned to kill as many of them as possible.
The state’s official tally says 677 young people lack housing. Advocates say that number misses thousands living on couches, moving between shelters and trying to stay hidden.
When the libraries close and the cooling centers shut down, there’s nowhere left to hide from the heat. Six Phoenix residents told us how they survive the night on the streets.
Council makes sweeping restrictions on harm reduction outreach and food distribution at city parks — a move critics say will cost lives.
At a public hormone injection event in Tucson, participants challenged stigma and growing political attacks on gender-affirming care.
Una ola de letreros en el área metropolitana de Phoenix afirma que los demócratas apoyan a Andy Biggs. La letra pequeña apunta a un grupo de activismo conservador.
Una carta de CBP obtenida por LOOKOUT revela planes para una estación de la Patrulla Fronteriza de 87 acres en el sur de Arizona que, según la agencia, ayudará a aumentar los arrestos.
En Venture-N, amigos de Cameron Capara y Vincent Siqueiros regresaron para llorar, recordar y recuperar el lugar que consideran su hogar.
Más de 1,000 personas llenaron Catalina Park el miércoles para recordar a Cameron Capara y Vincent Siqueiros y llamar la atención sobre la violencia contra las personas LGBTQ+ y la violencia armada.
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