Phoenix AZ
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona.
On Feb. 26, 2013, the Phoenix City Council approved a measure to expand the city’s anti-discrimination law to include protections for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in city contracts, housing, employment and public accommodations.
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Why did Baptists reject this Texas pastor’s condemnation of white supremacists?
Monday, June 19, 2017Dwight McKissic wanted the Southern Baptist Convention to condemn white nationalism, white supremacy, and the alt-right. -
Comicon security bans fake weapons, including plastic swords
Saturday, May 27, 2017Following a threat by a possible mass shooter, security at the event was tightened. -
Phoenix will offer transgender-inclusive healthcare to city workers
Saturday, August 20, 2016There police union criticized the city for covering "elective" care instead of things like contact lenses, orthopedic shoes, skin-tag removal, and in vitro fertilization. -
Pro-gay Phoenix city councilor won’t resign over anti-gay remarks
Friday, March 11, 2016The councilman said his voting record shows he has a history of protecting LGBT rights. -
Phoenix city councilman sparks outrage with antigay remarks
Thursday, March 10, 2016Mayor Greg Stanton said in a statement that he was shocked by "such homophobic views." -
This transgender activist had her location outed by a Lyft driver
Wednesday, March 2, 2016He cautioned his fellow "hetero male" drivers to look out for a "lady" of the evening. Lyft says it fired him. -
Arizona ‘pregnant man’ is sentenced for disorderly conduct
Monday, November 16, 2015A transgender man in Arizona accused of stalking his estranged wife last year has been sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation. -
WNBA stars Brittney Griner, Glory Johnson wed
Sunday, May 10, 2015The wedding comes just two weeks after the couple made headlines after an argument led to a 911 call and arrests of both for assault and disorderly conduct. -
Arizona county attorney turns away same-sex couple seeking adoption help
Thursday, April 9, 2015The county attorney says the October federal court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Arizona dealt with marriage, not adoption. Arizona adoption law refers to a "husband and wife" and to a "married man and woman." -
Confrontation sparked by alleged gay slur leads to hit and run caught on camera
Sunday, February 22, 2015An altercation outside a Phoenix record store escalated into a hit and run that was caught on camera, and the victim says the incident all started with a gay slur.
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