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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Politics

Kyrsten Sinema Slams Democrats as 'Old Dudes ... Eating Jell-O'

Sen. Sinema, once a Democrat but now an independent, has been ridiculing Democrats in front of Republican audiences.

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Crime

Gay Arizona Politician Arrested, Accused of Sexual Contact With Minor

Sen. Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete is a member of the Arizona legislature's LGBTQ Caucus.

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Election

Meet the Candidates: Arizona's Daniel Hernandez

Hernandez, who helped save Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords's life, is running for the Arizona state legislature.
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Politics

Gay Arizona State Senator Resigns Amid Charges of Sex With Minor

Tony Navarrete, a founding member of the legislature's LGBTQ+ caucus, maintains his innocence but says he's resigning to focus on his defense.

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World

Gay Legislator Will Run for Giffords' Seat

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Politics

Gay Indigenous Lawmaker Joins Biden's Transportation Department

Arlando Teller will be deputy assistant secretary for tribal affairs in the department led by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.

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Politics

After Surviving a Mass Shooting, Daniel Hernandez Only Looks Forward

The out Arizona legislator -- who gained a national profile after helping save Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's life -- is now running for Congress.

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Politics

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.

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Michelle Garcia

Op-ed: A Play to Clear Arizona's Name

Arizona has a troubled history when it comes to equality, but gay state senator Steve Gallardo is trying hard to change that.

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Voices

Op-ed: 'License to Discriminate' Bills Will Keep Coming

The Supreme Court is about to hear two more cases, where the outcomes may have a wider impact than the Arizona law may have had.
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Politics

Arkansas Governor Lets Antigay Bill Become Law

As expected, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson allowed a law banning local ordinances protecting LGBT people from discrimination to become law without his signature.

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Politics

WATCH: Ariz. Senator Comes Out as Gay

In response to Arizona's almost-successful effort to legalize discrimination based on religious beliefs, State Sen. Steve Gallardo announced that he's a gay man.

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Transgender

Arizona Lawmakers Keep Pushing for Anti-trans Bathroom Bill

The state House Appropriations Committee approved SB 1045 Wednesday, which would protect businesses that require transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding with their sex assigned at birth.
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Marriage Equality

Polls Show Marriage Support in 3 Surprising States

All three states currently have constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage.

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Media

Fox Pundit: Serving Gay Weddings Aids and Abets Sin

Fox's Erick Erickson critiques colleague Kirsten Powers on laws that would allow businesses to use religion to justify discrimination against LGBT people.

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Politics

The 10 states that have passed pro-LGBTQ+ bills — or defeated the most anti-LGBTQ+ ones — in 2025

Liberal states stand out for passage of supportive laws, while the sheer volume of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation introduced in some conservative ones means many bills died there.

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Politics

Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema: Smart, Funny, Bi and Running for Senate

This free-thinking congresswoman could be America's new maverick.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Politics

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Spends Campaign Funds on High-End Wines, Food, Travel: Report

The bisexual former Democrat, now an independent, is drawing criticism from both right and left.

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Politics

Arkansas Passes Ban on Discrimination Bans

The new law will prevent local governments from enacting or enforcing LGBT-inclusive antidiscrimination measures. Legislators also advanced a 'license to discriminate' bill regarding business operators.
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World

Gay Pols Win Big or Go Home

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Crime

Ed Buck's Past: Drugs, Arrests, Political Machinations

Ed Buck, whose home was the site of protests Monday night, is a prominent Democratic financier who had two black men die in his home.