As immigration took center stage, a Phoenix woman’s trip to the nation’s capital spotlighted her detained partner’s declining health and broader criticisms about LGBTQ+ safety in custody.
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Republicans in a House Committee said a drag ban was to protect children. Democrats called them on their bluff.
The speaker’s removal came as genocide scholars warn that anti-trans laws mirror early warning signs — a framework GOP leaders refused to let be discussed.
Arizona lawmakers are advancing bills that regulate how trans people live, and even exist. A Tucson Holocaust museum director explains why genocide scholars find them worrying.
A marriage equality strategy Equality Arizona and ONE Community developed behind the scenes has exposed fractures within the state’s movement toward LGBTQ+ inclusion.
For more than two decades, life partners Patrick Dome and Karl Schmitt have offered queer travelers — and everyone else — a place in Cochise County.
At its first public town hall since 2020, Phoenix Pride addressed finances, policing and trust. A LOOKOUT review found some claims supported by the record — and others that fall short.
Federal tax records and a former board member points to years of strain that eroded the organization’s stability and trust.
In a town better known for wine tasting rooms and Old West charm, a former church now anchors a growing queer arts and nightlife scene in the Verde Valley.
Dozens of LGBTQ-owned bars, restaurants and shops in Phoenix’s Melrose District are closing or scaling back operations in protest of ICE enforcement.
For many queer and trans people, learning to defend themselves is a practical path in facing political hostilities. But it's also been helpful in feeling better about their bodies.
LGBTQ+ businesses take safety into their own hands as extremist threats intensify before Charlie Kirk’s funeral.
Police say the man admitted to making the threat, claiming he wanted to target the LGBTQ community as a result of online rhetoric from political leaders.
Providers warn the city’s park ordinance could undermine HIV prevention efforts targeting unhoused residents.
As the Supreme Court weighs the future of state bans, a faith-based conference in Arizona shows how conversion therapy is being rebranded and revived.
Los trabajadores de salud pública de Arizona están reemplazando los modelos tradicionales de clínicas con alcance en las calles para llegar a personas que de otro modo podrían quedar fuera del sistema.
An initial draft of the proposal to LOOKOUT revealed sweeping changes to how community orgs can provide harm-reduction supplies and testing at city parks.
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