A Brutal Attack. A Failed Prosecution. And a Warning for Queer Arizonans.
A gay man was knifed after allegedly being called a homophobic slur. The Maricopa County Attorney said it’s not enough to charge his attacker.
Stories by LOOKOUT on what's happening at the legislature
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.
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.
In an attempt to humanize the community to Republicans, families of trans students met with lawmakers. It helped influence the outcome of one bill.
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.
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.
The court's rollback of LGBTQ+ rights are proving successful for certain businesses that receive taxpayer funds.
Emails between River Bible Church’s lead pastor and council members show the religious group's influence and partisanship.
The office met with community leaders on how it could protect LGBTQ+ people in the coming legislative session.
Rep. Lorena Austin is the nation’s first nonbinary Chicane legislator, which comes with complex politics in a historically conservative area—but it’s also rewarding.
Problems getting members in the same room means commissions haven’t been meeting and queer people have been left without a voice in city government.
LOOKOUT dives into why Arizona’s gay bars aren’t taking overdoses seriously, and who’s doing something about it.
The drag performer Miss Nature runs a charity drag show in rural Arizona. But their liquor license was taken away after far-right activists got involved.
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