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
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Phoenix Drops 'Walking While Trans' Charges for Monica Jones
While Monica Jones and her supporters are celebrating the end of her legal battle, they say the decision has allowed Phoenix to avoid a constitutional challenge to its vague 'manifesting prostitution' laws.
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Landmark Employment Ruling Protects Against Anti Transgender Discrimination
In a decision described by one legal expert as "game-changing," the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that existing federal law protects transgender individuals from sex discrimination on the basis of their gender identity.
APRIL 24, 2012
Celebrating the Trans 100's Women of Color
"The names of our sisters shouldn't only make headlines when we walk a red carpet or lay in a casket," according to Janet Mock. We couldn't agree more.
MARCH 31, 2015
Two Gay Bars in Phoenix Robbed on Same Night
Armed robbers targeted two gay bars in the Melrose neighborhood of Phoenix.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Conviction for 'Walking While Trans' Gets Overturned
As Monica Jones and her supporters celebrate this victory, the prominent activist says work still remains to vacate her charges and remove unfair laws from the books entirely.
JANUARY 27, 2015
Why a Trans Group Interrupted Phoenix Pride
The disrupters in Arizona were inspired by Black Lives Matter's action at Toronto Pride.
APRIL 7, 2017
Security Camera Catches Man Setting Fire to LGBT Center
The disturbing footage allegedly shows a former client of the youth center.
JULY 27, 2017
Phoenix trans Latina woman Kitty Monroe run over and killed by a truck
Monroe is the first known transgender victim of fatal violence in 2024.
JANUARY 19, 2024
Phoenix Shooting Under Investigation as Hate Crime
A witness says a gunman made antigay remarks before firing into a restaurant, striking one woman.
AUGUST 24, 2015
This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who
The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.
APRIL 1, 2015
Two Teen Girls, Reportedly a Couple, Die in Murder-Suicide
The two were sophomores at Independence High School in Glendale, Ariz.
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
Brittney Griner, Fiancée Glory Johnson Arrested After Fight
The women were arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct.
APRIL 23, 2015
LGBT Immigration Activists Interrupt Phoenix Pride
The group behind the protest is asking Phoenix Pride to use its power and influence to assist undocumented LGBT people who are held in detention centers.
APRIL 3, 2017
Arizona Activist Found Guilty of 'Walking While Trans'
Arizona transgender student and sex worker advocate Monica Jones was found guilty last week of 'manifesting prostitution,' a broadly defined offense that activists say profiles transgender and low-income people of color.
APRIL 15, 2014
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 7, 2023
WATCH: Ariz. Activist Convicted of 'Walking While Trans' Will Appeal
After being found guilty of 'manifesting prostitution,' advocate Monica Jones is pushing back against the law that she contends is unconstitutionally vague and targets trans women of color.
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
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.
AUGUST 12, 2021
ICE Still Locks Trans Women in Cells With Men
A former detainee says Immigration and Customs Enforcement must stop housing transgender women with men in private prisons. In a word, it's about rape.
MAY 25, 2015
Arizona neo-Nazi sentenced to 3.5 years in connection to the killing of his gay roommate
Cory Young pleaded guilty to hindering a police investigation into the death of Jake Kelly in 2023.
JANUARY 8, 2025