Ruben Gallego’s leaked texts mocking Democrats’ looks & masculinity intensify temperament concerns
His party is “not allowing men to be men,” or “women to be hot,” the Arizona Democrat complained.
December 02 2025 4:21 PM
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Arizona
News from within the borders of Arizona and the fight for equality there. The state's sodomy laws were repealed in 2001 with the passage of the Arizona Equity Act. Arizona voters amended their state constitution to ban same-sex marriage in 2008, approving Proposition 102, which stated, "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state." Past and present challenges include hate crimes law, transgender rights, adoption, and other rights denied to same-sex couples.
Newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva vows to protect LGBTQ+ rights in fiery floor speech
“Our democracy only works when everyone has a voice,” the Arizona congresswoman said.
November 13 2025 10:03 AM
Queer ex-Marine Corps drill instructor channels leadership & Netflix’s ‘Boots’ in Arizona congressional run
Democrat JoAnna Mendoza told The Advocate that her life's story has prepared her to run for Congress.
November 06 2025 7:00 AM
Leaked chats expose Young Republicans peddling racism, fascism, & Hitler worship in bombshell Politico report
Alongside the rise of hidden Republican cliques like the “A-Gays,” a newly revealed Young Republicans chat empties the shadows with language of violence, slurs, and whispered extremism.
October 14 2025 2:42 PM
Phoenix man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up LGBTQ+ bar over Charlie Kirk killing
Treven Michael Gokey was arrested on two felony counts for threatening a gay bar.
September 19 2025 11:55 AM
New York LGBTQ+ film festival will give Arizonans free viewings after Trump kills Phoenix festival
Arizona residents will be able to view a selection of the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival's 130 films online and for free.
September 03 2025 11:01 AM
A gay Arizona man's death is still unsolved, but Phoenix police closed the case: report
Marcus Freiberger, 45, was found dead and without clothes in March. Police have closed his case without solving it.
August 06 2025 1:34 PM
Nonbinary Arizona teacher doxxed and accused of grooming by board members settles lawsuit
River Chunnui's lawsuit accused two board members of leaking their address and leading a "smear campaign."
July 14 2025 12:04 PM
Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego adopts anti-trans, far-right talking points
He is the latest Democratic lawmaker to turn his back on the trans community.
May 30 2025 5:14 PM
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes anti-trans bills, and tells lawmakers to 'focus on real issues that matter'
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a birth certificate update ban as well as two DEI bans that explicitly included transgender people.
May 05 2025 5:22 PM
Missing gay Arizona yoga instructor, Marcus Freiberger, found dead after blind date
Marcus Freiberger, 45, was found dead almost a month after he went missing following a blind date.
March 26 2025 8:50 PM
Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva, fierce LGBTQ+ ally & progressive champion, dies at 77
His office confirmed his death in a statement.
March 13 2025 5:39 PM
Cis woman confronted by police officers in Arizona Walmart restroom for looking too masculine speaks out (exclusive)
“It’s already enough being Black and facing discrimination,” Kalaya Morton told The Advocate. “Now I have to worry about being harassed just for needing to pee?”
February 28 2025 11:55 AM
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema accused of misusing campaign funds for lavish travel
A government watchdog group filed the complaint.
January 06 2025 9:28 AM
U.S. cities score big in LGBTQ+ equality despite wave of discriminatory state laws
A record number of cities achieved a perfect Municipal Equality Index score in 2024.
November 22 2024 10:02 AM
Meet the Democrat who beat MAGA Republican Kari Lake to replace bi lawmaker Kyrsten Sinema in the U.S. Senate
He eked out a victory in a state that Donald Trump won.
November 12 2024 1:16 PM
An Arizona Republican blocked a total abortion ban, betraying the GOP — and her judge husband
Shawnna Bolick’s vote was the deciding factor in overturning a total abortion ban from 1864 — a ban her husband, a state Supreme Court justice, voted in favor of.
May 17 2024 4:44 PM
Kyrsten Sinema, first out bisexual U.S. senator, won't run for reelection
The Arizona senator has been much criticized by progressives. Now, she's decided to step aside this November.
March 05 2024 2:32 PM
Another Man Is Charged in Torturing and Brutally Murdering an Arizona Gay Man
Police say the alleged killers horrifically murdered Bernardo Pantaleon because he was gay, then sent photos of his body to his family.
December 07 2023 4:15 PM
3 Arrested in Murder and Mutilation of Arizona Gay Man
Bernardo Pantaleon's relatives, who were sent photos of his brutalized body, believe the killing was a hate crime.
December 05 2023 4:48 PM