3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1042+ words) PHOENIX " Republican legislative leaders are making a last-ditch effort to defend and preserve a state law that says only those who undergo a sex-change operation are entitled to an amended birth certificate. House Speaker Steve Montenegro and Senate President Warren…...

5+ day, 6+ min ago  (969+ words) A banner displays an array of LGBTQIA+ flags during the 46th annual Tucson pride festival in 2023. Following the disbanding of Tucson Pride in January, local organizers and Tucson venues are stepping up to create new, inclusive spaces and events to celebrate…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1322+ words) Kiana Blader waved a rainbow flag at the 40th annual Tucson Pride in September 2017. Tucson Pride, which organizers cancelled, would have celebrated its 50th event next year." Colette Barajas's phone started blowing up Wednesday afternoon as word got out thatTucson Pridewas cancelled…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (918+ words) PHOENIX " Parents have a legal right to sue public schools when they're not informed that their children are choosing to identify themselves as a gender other than the one to which they were born, the state Court of Appeals has…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1191+ words) PHOENIX " Top Republican lawmakers want to appeal a federal court ruling that voided an Arizona law that says transgender individuals can get an amended birth certificate only if they first undergo surgery. In new court filings, the lawyer for House…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1416+ words) Transgender individuals born in Arizona are entitled to get an amended birth certificate without first having to undergo sex reassignment surgery, a federal judge in Tucson has ordered. The Department of Health Services will no longer comply with existing state…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1593+ words) LOS ANGELES " Growing up, Sage Sol Pitchenik wanted to hide. "I hated my body," the nonbinary 16-year-old said. "I hated looking at it." When therapy didn't help, Pitchenik, who uses the pronoun they, started going to the Center for Transyouth…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1113+ words) A decision on whether transgender girls in Arizona will be allowed to participate in girls" sports will have to wait. The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term Monday ignoring a bid by state officials to strike down a federal court ruling…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (778+ words) Established in 2016, Stonewall'was the first US national park site dedicated to LGBTQ+ history, marking the 1969 Stonewall uprising, a pivotal moment for the modern gay rights movement.' Several NPS sites across the country now share powerful stories of LGBTQ+ courage, identity,…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (763+ words) The University of Arizona will not, as previously expected, make certain classes " including diversity and equity courses " be graduation requirements for undergraduates as part of its new general education curriculum set to start next year. UA committee members who worked…...