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How out lawmaker Analise Ortiz went from the newsroom to the state legislature by age 29
She told LGBTQ Nation about working in conservative media, fighting for women’s rights, and coming to terms with her sexuality.
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Donald Trump shares stage with rightwing activist who’s discussing stoning gay people to death
Trump has repeatedly attended and spoken at Charlie Kirk’s rallies despite his extreme anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
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Arizona schools are failing to provide sex education & homophobia is to blame
At least eight school districts have no sex ed whatsoever.
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Coming of age & queer in an Arizona trailer park
The new book “Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir” by Zoë Bossiere takes a look at how queerness blossoms in an unexpected place.
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Out Arizona Rep. Patty Contreras thinks pro-choice voters are ready to storm the ballot box
Contreras spoke with LGBTQ Nation about ASU football, “close-minded” Republicans, and the woman she thinks is a true “wackadoodle.”
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Commentary
Arizona’s revived abortion law is a stark reminder that marriage equality is no longer safe
With anti-marriage equality laws still on the books in dozens of states, a Supreme Court decision to overturn Obergefell would be catastrophic.
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Abortion advocates say Trump is wholly responsible for Arizona decision & GOP will “regret” it
Republicans who have long voiced support for strict abortion laws are suddenly scrambling to distance themselves from Arizona’s near-total ban.
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Arizona Supreme Court upholds near-total abortion ban first enacted in 1864
Arizona wasn’t even a state when the law was first written, and now it is being used to essentially eliminate reproductive freedom in the state.
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Commentary
Sexual misconduct allegations lead Arizona ex-gay therapist to surrender his license
Floyd Godfrey, an LDS conversion therapy activist is a major player on the “ex-gay” speaking circuit
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Two states defeated anti-trans bills while the APA denounced gender-affirming care bans
Meanwhile, Indiana’s gender-affirming care ban was allowed to go into effect.