Stories tagged: "LGBTQ+"


Staff members, from left, John Ngo, Abby Loza and Eric Morales, finish sorting clothing on the last day of the drive. (Photo by Samia Salahi/Cronkite News)
From Stilettos to Sneakers, This Phoenix Center Offers LGBTQ Youth Gender-Affirming Clothes

One-n-Ten, a Phoenix youth center, offers gender-affirming clothing to local LGBTQ+ youths.

Image courtesy Washington Elementary School District
Phoenix-Area School District Renews Contract With University That Opposes Gay Marriage

Arizona Christian University students can once again participate in Washington Elementary School District’s student-teacher program.

(Screenshot from Arizona Capitol Television Live)
Arizona Rep. Lorena Austin Shares Personal Insight on the Harm a Pronouns Bill Would Cause

Arizona Rep. Lorena Austin opened up about their lived experience as a queer person, and the potential discrimination students would face if SB 1001 were to become law. 

Protesters of Kentucky Senate bill SB150, known as the Transgender Health Bill, cheer on speakers during a rally on the lawn of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Opinion: I’m a Transgender School Official in Arizona and I’m Worried About the Legislature’s Bullying

Paul Bixler, a transgender woman on the Liberty Elementary School District board, says she is worried about the Arizona Legislature's anti-trans bills and their effects on schools.

Jesse Shank and Gabe Hagen in their Tempe coffee shop, Brick Road Coffee (Photo courtesy of Brick Road Coffee)
How This Couple Made a Tempe Coffee Shop a Haven for LGBTQ Arizonans

Gabe Hagen and Jesse Shank, who opened Brick Road Coffee in Tempe, pride themselves on being a safe place for the LGBTQ community.

(photo courtesy of Marcus Childs)
LGBTQ Outdoor Adventure Group Provides Healthy, Sober Way to Meet People in Phoenix

This LGBTQ outdoor adventure social group provides Phoenix with a safe, healthy, and sober way to connect with the community. 

az gubernatorial candidate katie hobbs holds press conference on abortion ban
Here Are the Bills Gov. Katie Hobbs Is Set to Veto

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ victory in November makes this the first legislative session in well over a decade in which Republicans can’t ship whatever bill they want for the governor to rubber stamp.Â