Pride 2025: Your guide to Arizona’s June events
Celebrate Pride 2025 in June with these events and venues across Arizona.
May
2025
23
LGBTQ+
May
2025
7
Far-right Mesa school board member proposes policy to out trans students, bringing national attacks local
Sharon Benson’s proposed restrictions on trans students clash with Mesa Public Schools' existing protections and sparked widespread backlash from students, parents, and educators at a board meeting.
Apr
2025
10
Arizona still doesn’t have an LGBTQ license plate. Here’s why
Yet another casualty of Arizona’s Republican legislative majority: a license plate benefitting an LGBTQ organization.
Mar
2025
27
‘Tone deaf’ proposal to ban pride flags, among others, meets dead end
Rep. Nick Kupper quickly moved to block his own bill that aimed to restrict the display of all but a few specific flags on government property, bringing First Amendment violation concerns.
Mar
2025
21
As state legislators target curriculum, ASU changes DEI language across numerous platforms
Community and university organizations have criticized ASU for making changes to its LGBTQ+ resource pages following President Trump's order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Mar
2025
12
Arizona’s educators are tired of national and state lawmakers targeting their most vulnerable students
Arizona’s public school allies are tired of bearing the brunt of right-wing political attacks and are calling on elected leaders to protect students.
Mar
2025
5
‘The outdoors is for everybody’: Rock climbing coalition provides safe space for women and genderqueer individuals
A local rock-climbing coalition empowers women and the genderqueer community to participate in outdoor rock climbing, all while removing some of the financial barriers for new climbers.
Feb
2025
28
Arizona Two Spirit Powwow empowers community amid growing anti-trans legislation
President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions have left transgender and two-spirit communities uncertain about their rights and recognition going forward.
Feb
2025
13
Arizona senator defends anti-trans legislation, despite pushback from the community it endangers
Bills limiting students' pronoun and bathroom usage are being considered for the fourth year in a row in Arizona’s State House.
Feb
2025
3
Continued state-level attacks on LGBTQ+ Arizonans fall in line with Trump’s executive orders
Multiple anti-LGBTQ bills have advanced through Arizona’s legislature, attempting to place rigid definitions of sex in Arizona state law and ban pride flags from government property.
