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Arizona ‘pregnant man’ is sentenced for disorderly conduct
A transgender man in Arizona accused of stalking his estranged wife last year has been sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation.
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WNBA stars Brittney Griner, Glory Johnson wed
The 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.
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Arizona county attorney turns away same-sex couple seeking adoption help
The 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.”
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Confrontation sparked by alleged gay slur leads to hit and run caught on camera
An 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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Arizona destination resorts woo gay couples planning to marry
PHOENIX — Destination resorts across Arizona are broadening their marketing strategies since same-sex marriage became legal last month.
Hotels in Phoenix, Sedona and elsewhere are offering discounts or tweaking their advertising to lure same-sex couples, reports the Arizona Republic.
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High school says lesbian couple not eligible for homecoming royalty
PHOENIX — Students at Willow Canyon High School in Surprise, Ariz., are banding together behind a lesbian couple who has been denied the opportunity to be nominated as homecoming queen and queen due to a school practice where homecoming royalty must be made up of a male and female pair.
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Hispanic National Bar Association pulls conference from Arizona
WASHINGTON — The Hispanic National Bar Association on Wednesday said it cancelled its 2015 convention in Phoenix over legislation adding protections for people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays.
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Phoenix approves LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination law
PHOENIX — The Phoenix City Council on Tuesday evening 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 such as restaurants.
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Phoenix to consider expanding anti-bias law to include LGBT residents
PHOENIX — The Phoenix city council is expected to vote this month on whether to expand the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance to prohibit discrimination against its LGBT residents.
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Transgender man who gave birth hits snag in Arizona divorce proceeding
An Arizona man who gained national attention for giving birth after having a sex-change operation, has hit a snag in his divorce proceedings because the presiding judge has questioned whether the marriage was ever legal in Arizona because he is transgender.