Arizona

Arizona

california

politics + activism

GBT Pods Won’t Keep Trans and Queer People in Immigration Detention Safe

Jennicet Gutiérrez, Rita, Karolina and Joselyn tell us what real support for undocumented trans women looks like.

Maddie —

Sep 24, 2015

anti-discrimination laws

Arizona

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Baltimore’s State of Emergency and Other News

Gov. Larry Hogan activates the National Guard after calling a state of emergency in Baltimore, Nicoll Hernández-Polanco has been granted asylum, a Nashville landlord refused to rent to a lesbian…

Yvonne —

Apr 28, 2015

Arizona

california

politics + activism

Nationwide Week of Action Calls on ICE to Free Nicoll From Men’s Detention Facility

“We need to be included, not persecuted, not targeted, not incarcerated, not discriminated. Release [trans women] from detention TODAY!”

Maddie —

Mar 2, 2015

Arizona

colorado

politics + activism

What The Heck is Going On Everywhere? A Marriage Equality Explainer

Half the nation now lets same-sex couples marry, thanks to some Supreme Court shenanigans.

Kaitlyn —

Oct 12, 2014

Arizona

california

politics + activism

Protests in Murrieta and Oracle Point to the Racism of US Immigration Policies

White supremacy and racism, we know, have long and deep histories in American society. It’s not like it only occurred to Murrieta residents to be racist and xenophobic while browsing…

Maddie —

Jul 15, 2014

Arizona

cece mcdonald

politics + activism

LGBTQ Students Need Representation in Textbooks — and a Whole Lot More

On the 45th anniversary of Stonewall and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, it is worth interrogating how we learn and know our histories — and the conditions…

Maddie —

Jul 3, 2014

Arizona

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Kids Detained in AZ Provides Window Into Totally F*cked US Immigration System

The issue of immigrant children being detained in immigrant detention centers is not exactly a new story. But this past week, an influx of children from Central America who were…

Maddie —

Jun 11, 2014

Arizona

corporate takeover

politics + activism

We Have Corporations To Thank For the Veto of Arizona’s Anti-Gay SB 1062

And it’s hard to know how to feel about it.

Cara —

Mar 7, 2014

Arizona

california

geekery

Top Five Fifty-First States That Never Were

Let me disrupt your fifty state narrative.

Maddie —

Mar 5, 2014

Arizona

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Arizona’s Horrific “Freedom of Religion” Discrimination Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

The potential for discrimination extends far beyond same-sex couples wishing to celebrate their partnerships; theoretically, it could affect anyone who acts against someone else’s religious beliefs.

Kaitlyn —

Feb 24, 2014

Arizona

civil unions

politics + activism

Bisbee, Arizona To Begin Issuing Civil Union Licenses Because They Can

Bisbee, Arizona just realized that the law only says “marriage”, not “civil unions”…

Hansen —

Apr 2, 2013

Arizona

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Edwin Leslie Stands Up To Governor Jan Brewer, Makes a Lot of Sense About Cents

Edwin Leslie, appointed by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to the State of Arizona Tourism Advisory Council, resigned on Tuesday in protest of Brewer’s attempt to discontinue healthcare benefits for same-sex…

A.E. Osworth —

Jul 12, 2012